Caitlin is at the grocery store, and she's trying to find the unit price on a 6-pack of drinks on sale for $2.99. Her younger brother says that at that price, each drink would cost just over $1.00. Is he correct, and how do you know? If he were incorrect, how would Caitlin's brother find the correct price?

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Kiera Gould

5 December, 10:52

Caitlin is at the grocery store, and she's trying to find the unit price on a 6-pack of drinks on sale for $2.99. Her younger brother says that at that price, each drink would cost just over $1.00. Is he correct, and how do you know? If he were incorrect, how would Caitlin's brother find the correct price?

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Vaughn Sherman · Answer 1

Therefore 2.99/6. This would give you 0.49333 which could be rounded up to 0.49. Therefore her younger brother is wrong as $0.49 is less than $1.

Janelle Morton · Answer 2

If you are trying to find the unit price you can do this by, the total price / by the amount of products. Therefore 2.99/6. This would give you 0.49333 which could be rounded up to 0.49. Therefore her younger brother is wrong as $0.49 is less than $1.