Year 6 Best Buys and Unit Prices Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 ratio & rates worksheet.
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Find the price for the same amount of each (the unit price), then compare. Show your working.
1.Oats costs $7.20 for 2 kg. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.36
- $7.20 ÷ 20 = $0.36 per 100 g
2.Pencils costs $2.52 for a pack of 12. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.21
- $2.52 ÷ 12 = $0.21 per pencil
3.Pencils costs $14.64 for a pack of 24. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.61
- $14.64 ÷ 24 = $0.61 per pencil
4.Pencils costs $10.68 for a pack of 12. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.89
- $10.68 ÷ 12 = $0.89 per pencil
5.Rice costs $5.10 for 1 kg. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.51
- $5.10 ÷ 10 = $0.51 per 100 g
6.Rice costs $1.20 for 500 g. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.24
- $1.20 ÷ 5 = $0.24 per 100 g
7.Rice costs $7.10 for 1 kg. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.71
- $7.10 ÷ 10 = $0.71 per 100 g
8.Pencils costs $3.78 for a pack of 6. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.63
- $3.78 ÷ 6 = $0.63 per pencil
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