Deondra bought 15 bananas for $12. What was the cost of the bananas in dollars per banana?

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15 bananas
12 dollars
15 bananas
12 dollars
Resize the right columns to represent the unit rate.

Answer 1

To find the cost of the bananas in dollars per banana, we can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Cost per banana} = \frac{\text{Total Cost}}{\text{Number of Bananas}} \]

In this case:

• Total Cost = $12
• Number of Bananas = 15

Now we can calculate the cost per banana:

\[ \text{Cost per banana} = \frac{12}{15} \]

To simplify this fraction:

\[ \frac{12}{15} = \frac{4}{5} = 0.8 \]

Thus, the cost of the bananas is $0.80 per banana.

Now, to represent this in a table format with right columns adjusted for a visual representation, it might look like this:

| Cost of Bananas | Number of Bananas | Cost per Banana | |------------------|-------------------|------------------| | $12 | 15 | $0.80 |

This shows the total cost, the total number of bananas, and the calculated cost per banana.