A unit price is a unit rate that tells us about the price of one item.
$ 0.15
Practice makes perfect
We know that 15 ounces of canned beans are priced at $2.25, and we want to know the unit price for each ounce. Let's write this rate as a fraction.
$2.25/15
Remember that a unit price is a unit rate that gives the price of one item. In other words, it is a rate that has been reduced to have a denominator of 1 unit. To find the unit rate, we write an equivalent rate with a denominator of 1. Here, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator of our fraction by 15.
$ 2.25 Ă· 15/15 Ă· 15 = /
Now, let's find the quotient.
The unit price for each ounce of canned beans is $ 0.15. We can use this number to fill the last gap in the given expression.
$ 2.25 Ă· 15/15 Ă· 15 = $0.15/1
