## anonymous one year ago help!

1. anonymous

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2. anonymous

)Which unit rate is the lowest price per ounce? Choice A: 15 ounces of chocolate chips for $2.49 Choice B: 20 ounces of chocolate chips for$3.32 Choice A Choice B The unit rates are equal. The unit rates cannot be determined.

3. anonymous

Look at the units. You need PRICE per OUNCE. So take the price and divide it by the number of ounces. Then compare the results.

4. anonymous

What do you think?

5. anonymous

B

6. anonymous

Nope. What do you get for the price per ounce for A?

7. anonymous

6.024...

8. anonymous

No. Divide price by ounces. Try again.

9. anonymous

Hello?

10. anonymous

how do it do that

11. anonymous

Choice A: What's the price?

12. anonymous

2.49

13. anonymous

How many ounces?

14. anonymous

15

15. anonymous

OK. To get price/ounce (price per ounce), divide the price by the number of ounces, i.e.$\frac{ 2.49 }{ 15 } = ???$

16. anonymous

0.16666

17. anonymous

Excellent. Now calculate the price per ounce for Choice B. What do you get?

18. anonymous

0.166 too

19. anonymous

Great. So every ounce of chocolate chips costs \$0.1667. So what's your answer to the question?

20. anonymous

c

21. anonymous

Congrats. Good job. Remember that looking at the units can help a lot in figuring out these questions.

22. anonymous

ok :)