Fresh Side Grocery sells 7 bagels for 4.41. Value Mart sells 5 bagels for 3.60. How do the unit rates compare?

Question

1. The bagels at Fresh Side Grocery are 0.09 less expensive than the bagels at Value Mart.

 

2. The bagels at Fresh Side Grocery are 0.09 more expensive than the bagels at Value Mart.

 

3. The bagels at Fresh Side Grocery are 0.07 less expensive than the bagels at Value Mart.

 

4. The bagels at Fresh Side Grocery are 0.07 more expensive than the bagels at Value Mart.

Answer 1

To determine the unit cost your would divide the total cost by the number sold.

 

7 bagels for $4.41       $4.41/7 = $.63 each at Fresh Side

 

5 bagels for $3.60        $3.60/5 = $.72 each at Value Mart

 

 

From this we can determine that the bagels at Fresh Side are $.09 less than at Value Mart.

 

So answer 1.  seems to be correct.