Amy paid 23.60 for 29.5 ntimeters of wire.

Question

Find the unit price in dollars per centimeter.
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

To find the unit price in dollars per centimeter, you need to divide the total cost by the total length of wire:

1. Convert the total cost and length:

   • Total cost: $23.60
   • Total length: 29.5 centimeters

2. Calculate the unit price: \[ \text{Unit price} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Total length}} = \frac{23.60}{29.5} \]

3. Performing the division: \[ \text{Unit price} \approx 0.7983052 \]

4. Rounding to the nearest cent:

   • This value rounds to $0.80.

Therefore, the unit price is approximately $0.80 per centimeter.