Lesson 2: Unit Pricing (Proportional Reasoning)

Math 10-3 Name: ________________________________

Unit Pricing Date: ____________________
Objective: Use unit rates to solve problems.

Working Together:

1. If Selena buys 12 apples for $10.20, how much does one apple cost?

2. Elijah is the kitchen manager of a local cafe. Elijah purchased a case of 1000 paper
coffee cups for $94.83. How much does one cup cost?

3. Maelia is a locksmith who owns her own business. Maelia buys a case of 144 brass
padlocks for $244.97
a. How much does each padlock cost?

b. Maelia sells each padlock for $5.50. How much profit does Maelia
make when she sells one lock?

4. Linden manages a book store that sells notebooks in packages of 12 for $15.48 or in
packages of 15 for $19.65. Which is the better price?
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5. Rylan wants to buy 24 muffins. Which is the better buy: 6 muffins for $7.59 or one
dozen muffins for $14.99?

6. Korbin is a landscape gardener. Korbin needs to buy trimmer line for the edge trimmer.
At the local hardware store the 200 foot roll of trimmer string line costs $18.75 and the
150 foot roll of trimmer line costs $15.21. Which roll of line is the
least expensive per foot (use cents)?

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7. If Briar buys 2 2 kg of tomatoes for $8.25, how much will Briar pay for 7 kg?

8. Kason bought 5 litres of gas for his snowblower for $5.45. How much
would he have to pay to fill his car with 48 litres of gas?