At Super Grocery, potatoes cost $2.85 for 5 pounds. At Value Market, potatoes cost $4.20 for 7 pounds. What is the unit price of a pound of potatoes at Value Market?
To find the unit price of a pound of potatoes at Value Market, we divide the total cost by the total weight in pounds.
$4.20 for 7 pounds means we calculate the unit price as follows:
Unit price at Value Market = Total cost / Total weight
Unit price at Value Market = $4.20 / 7 pounds
Unit price at Value Market = $0.60 per pound
So, the unit price of a pound of potatoes at Value Market is $0.60.