Unit Price Worksheet
Unit Price Worksheet
Unit Price Worksheet
BLOCK: 4B
You can calculate the price for a single unit by dividing the total price
by the number of units. Usually, you can also find it listed on the
grocery store price tag! In this activity, you will practice calculating
unit prices so that you can get the best deal when shopping!
Example: You are shopping for ice cream and see that the total price is $5.49 for a 56-ounce
container. What is the unit price of this item?
total price
Unit price=
¿ of units
5.49
¿
56
¿ 0.098
Solution:
The unit price of the ice cream is 9.8 cents per ounce.
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MATH: Unit Price
Complete the following practice problems and show your work in the space provided. Then, write
your final solution in the answer boxes.
Question 1 Answer
You are school supply shopping and see that there is a packet of 6
pencils for $2.70. How much does each pencil cost? $0.45
Question 2 Answer
At Grocery Mart, tomatoes are $2.75 per pound, or you can buy a 5- A. $2.75
pound box for $11. B. $2.20
a) What is the unit price for the first tomato option? C. Second tomato
b) What is the unit price for the second tomato option? option
c) Based on price, which is the better value option?
Question 3 Answer
You typically buy all of your groceries at Grocery Mart. This week, A. $2.50
your favorite cereal is on sale there, 4 boxes for $10. At Food B. $2.25
Market, where you don’t typically shop, the same cereal is on sale for C. Food Market
$2.25 a box. option
a) What’s the unit price at Grocery Mart?
b) What is the unit price at Food Market?
c) Based on price, which is the better value option?
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Question 4 Answer
At the market, you can buy 6 bags of apples for $25. At the orchard, A. $ 4.20
you can get 8 bags of apples for $35. Which is the better deal? B. $4.40
The Market is a better
deal
Question 5 Answer
The store close to your school has 8 bottles of juice for $19.99. The A. $2.50
store close to your house has 6 bottles of juice for $15.75. Which B. $2.63
store has a higher unit price? The store close
has 6 bottles of
juice
total price
Unit price=
¿ of units