a grocery store sells a bag of 5 lemons of $2 what is the unit cost of each lemon in the bag. thanks so much ☺

Respuesta :

each bag would be 40 cents each

Answer:

unit cost of each lemon is, $0.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Unit rate defined as the rate are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 3 feet per second or 8 miles per hour, they are called unit rates.

As per the given statement: a grocery store sells a bag of 5 lemons of $2.

⇒ Number of lemon = 5

And Cost = $2

[tex]\text{Unit cost per lemon} = \frac{\text{Cost}}{\text{Number of lemon}}[/tex]

Substitute the given values we get;

[tex]\text{Unit cost per lemon} = \frac{2}{5} =\$0.4[/tex]

Therefore, the unit cost of each lemon is, $0.4