Devon is trying to find the unit price on a 6

-pack of energy drinks on sale for $2.99. His sister says that at that price,

each energy drink would cost just over $2.00

. Is she correct and how do you know? If she is not, how would

Devon's sister find the correct price?

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Taniyah Mcbride

Mathematics

2 January, 12:35

Devon is trying to find the unit price on a 6

-pack of energy drinks on sale for $2.99. His sister says that at that price,

each energy drink would cost just over $2.00

. Is she correct and how do you know? If she is not, how would

Devon's sister find the correct price?

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Stanton · Answer 1

No, she's not. If each energy drink's unit cost was just over $2.00, and there are 6 drinks in a pack, then that's at least $12.00 right there, but the entire 6-pack is on sale for only $2.99. She should find the correct price by dividing $2.99/6, resulting in about $0.50 per drink

Devon is trying to find the unit price on a 6-pack of energy drinks on sale for $2.99. His sister says that at that price,each energy drink would cost just over $2.00. Is she correct and how do you know? If she is not, how wouldDevon's sister find the correct price?

Devon is trying to find the unit price on a 6

-pack of energy drinks on sale for $2.99. His sister says that at that price,

each energy drink would cost just over $2.00

. Is she correct and how do you know? If she is not, how would

Devon's sister find the correct price?