The Scott family is trying to save as much money as possible. One way to cut back on the money they spend is by finding deals while grocery shopping; however, the Scott family needs help determining which stores have the better deals.

At Grocery Mart, strawberries cost $2.99 for 2 lb., and at Baldwin Hills Market strawberries are $3.99 for 3 lb.

What is the unit price of strawberries at each grocery store? If necessary, round to the nearest penny.

Grocery Mart:

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Answer:

Unit Price at Grocery Mart = $1.50

Unit Price at Baldwin Hills = $1.33

Step-by-step explanation:

Unit price in this case will be the price divided by number of pounds

Let u1 be the unit price of Grocery Mart and u2 be the unit price at Baldwin Hills

Given

[tex]s_1 = 2.99\\w_1 = 2\\s_2 = 3.99\\w_2 = 3[/tex]

The unit price for Grocery Mart is:

[tex]u_1 = \frac{s_1}{w_1}\\= \frac{2.99}{2}\\= 1.495[/tex]

Rounding off to nearest penny

u1 = $1.50 per lbs

Unit price for Baldwin Hills is:

[tex]u_2 = \frac{s_2}{w_2}\\=\frac{3.99}{3}\\=1.33[/tex]

u2 = $1.33 per lbs

Hence,

Unit Price at Grocery Mart = $1.50

Unit Price at Baldwin Hills = $1.33