a shopper paid $2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes, $7.75 for 2.5 pounds of broccoli, and $2.45 for 2.5 pounds of pears. what is the unit price of each item she brought?
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Answer:a) UNIT PRICE of potatoes is $0.56b) UNIT PRICE of broccoli is $3.1c) UNIT PRICE of broccoli is $0.98Step-by-step explanation:UNIT PRICE is defined as the price of 1 unit.[tex]\textrm{Unit Price} = \frac{\textrm{Total cost on n products}}{\textrm{n}}[/tex]Now, here in the given question:1. Cost of 4.5 pounds of potatoes is $2.52So, the unit price of potatoes [tex]= \frac{\textrm{2.52}}{\textrm{4.5}} = 0.56[/tex] ⇒ 1 pound of potatoes cost $0.56Hence,UNIT PRICE of potatoes is $0.562 Cost of 2.5 pounds of broccoli is $7.75.So, the cost of 1 pound of broccoli [tex]= \frac{\textrm{7.75}}{\textrm{2.5}} = 3.1[/tex]⇒ 1 pound of broccoli cost $3.1Hence,UNIT PRICE of broccoli is $3.13. Cost of 2.5 pounds of pears is $2.45.So, the cost of 1 pound of pears [tex]= \frac{\textrm{2.45}}{\textrm{2.5}} = 0.98[/tex]⇒ 1 pound of pears cost $0.98Hence,UNIT PRICE of broccoli is $0.98