A business is ordering copy paper. At one company, a box with 10 reams of paper costs $56. At another company, a box with 8 reams of paper costs $36. What is the unit price for each ream? (1 point)

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Responses

5.60 reams/$1.00 and 4.50 reams/$1.00
5.60 reams/$1.00 and 4.50 reams/$1.00

$5.60/ream and $4.50/ream
$5.60/ream and $4.50/ream

0.18/ream/$1.00 and 0.22 ream/$1.00
0.18/ream/$1.00 and 0.22 ream/$1.00

$0.18/ream and $0.22/ream

Answer 1

To find the unit price for each ream of paper, we can divide the total cost of the box by the number of reams in the box for each company.

Company 1:

• Cost of the box = $56
• Number of reams = 10

Unit price per ream = Total Cost / Number of Reams = $56 / 10 = $5.60 per ream.

Company 2:

• Cost of the box = $36
• Number of reams = 8

Unit price per ream = Total Cost / Number of Reams = $36 / 8 = $4.50 per ream.

Thus, the unit prices are:

• Company 1: $5.60/ream
• Company 2: $4.50/ream

The correct response is: $5.60/ream and $4.50/ream.