Unit Price

Mrs. KuzniaMath 8Day 7

What is Unit Price?

Unit price is the cost of one unit of measure of an item.

Unit price is often used in a grocery store to compare the price of two or more brands of the same item.

How do we determine Unit Prices?

To determine a unit price we will set up a proportion. One side of the proportion will always be:

X Dollars 1 Unit (whatever we are buying)

Example

Find the Unit Price if an 8oz can of Campbell’s soup costs $1.19

Example Find the Unit Cost

when a 24 Oz Box of Lucky Charms costs $3.99

Example Find the Unit Cost

if an 8 pack of Capri Sun costs $2.99

TRY!!! Find the Unit Cost

if a 10 oz bottle of Baby Shampoo Costs $1.89

Comparing Unit Prices

Sometimes, we want to compare the unit prices of two different items.

When doing this we are looking for the

“Best Buy” “Better Value”

To Compare

To compare unit prices we must: Find the unit price of each item

separately Choose the item with the LOWER unit

price

What is the better value? A 12 oz can of Campbells Tomato Soup for

$0.99, or a 10 oz can of Heinz Tomato Soup for $0.89

Which is the better buy?

A 12 pack of pop-tarts for $2.99 or an 8 pack of pop-tarts for $2.19?

Try One! Which is the better

value. A 20 oz bottle of ketchup for $2.19 or a 32 oz. bottle of ketchup for $3.59?