Question

Select the better deal in the pair. Then give the unit rate for the better deal.

$16
5 gal
or
$62.05
20 gal


The
first deal is better. The unit rate of the better deal is $ ____/gal.

Answer 1

@AZ @snowflake0531

Answer 2

Find the unit rate of both first

Answer 3

64/20 / 62.05/20

Answer 4

So which one is cheaper?

Answer 5

The second one is the lesser price.

Answer 6

Yes
altho, you'll need to find the unit rate for both still

Answer 7

Because that's how the question apparently wanted you to figure it out lol

Answer 8

But I just did find the unit rate.

Answer 9

No, you changed it to 20 gallons
Change them all to how much per gallon
(per one gallon)

Answer 10

So divide them by what?

Answer 11

Divide them by 20

Answer 12

Ok.

Answer 13

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LadyRavyRay
64/20 / 62.05/20
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
like, actually figure these out, find the decimal of it

Answer 14

I got 3.2/1 and 3.10/1

Answer 15

*3.125 for the second one

Answer 16

But yea, this is what you'll need to write, the unit rate

Answer 17

What is the unit rate?

Answer 18

the unit rate is what you wrote
3.20 dollars per gallon
3.13 dollars per gallon

Answer 19

So the second choice is less and is lesser by 0.07 gallons?

Answer 20

0.06 cents

Answer 21

*7

Answer 22

Thank you!

Answer 23

yw~!