alleryStart learning →Two packages of different sizes are best compared by dividing price by:
AThe shelf height
BThe store size
CThe quantity
DThe box weight
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The quantity
1. Unit price puts both packages on the same footing.
2. Bulk items are several items packaged together for one price.
3. The task is to find the unit price.
4. A unit price is the cost for one item or one measure.
5. That means dividing the package price by the quantity it holds.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Decimals', sections 5.1-5.7_
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