Question
A 5 pound can of coffee costs $6.75. What is the “final cost”, the “unit”, and the “rate”?
Answers
Ms. Sue
Are you sure you have the question right? Five-pound cans of coffee cost much more than $6.75.
meshelle
A 5 pound can of coffee costs $6.75. What is the “final cost”, the “unit”, and the “rate”?
Yes one can of coffee cost $6.75
Yes one can of coffee cost $6.75
Ms. Sue
OK.
Then $6.75 is the "final cost."
The unit is 5 pounds. Divide $6.75 by 5 to find the unit rate.
Then $6.75 is the "final cost."
The unit is 5 pounds. Divide $6.75 by 5 to find the unit rate.
meshelle
thank you here is another one
Three people attended a concert. Together it cost them $64.20.
What is wrong with the following statement?
“In the concert example, the “unit” is $64.20 and the “rate” is $21.40.”
Three people attended a concert. Together it cost them $64.20.
What is wrong with the following statement?
“In the concert example, the “unit” is $64.20 and the “rate” is $21.40.”
Ms. Sue
What do you think is wrong with that statement?
meshelle
it seems fair to me each persons pays 21.40 I am right?
Ms. Sue
Yes -- but you didn't answer the question.
<b>What is wrong with the following statement?
“In the concert example, the “unit” is $64.20 and the “rate” is $21.40.”</b>
<b>What is wrong with the following statement?
“In the concert example, the “unit” is $64.20 and the “rate” is $21.40.”</b>
meshelle
are they talking about the unit being 3
Ms. Sue
Yes. The unit is 3.
meshelle
thank you for helping me use I mind.
Ms. Sue
You're very welcome. :-)