Year 6 Best Buys and Unit Prices Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 ratio & rates worksheet.
Year 6 Best Buys and Unit Prices Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Find the price for the same amount of each (the unit price), then compare. Show your working.
1.Juice costs $5.80 for 2 L. What is the price per 100 mL?
Answer: $0.29
- $5.80 ÷ 20 = $0.29 per 100 mL
2.Rice costs $4.40 for 2 kg. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.22
- $4.40 ÷ 20 = $0.22 per 100 g
3.Juice costs $17.40 for 2 L. What is the price per 100 mL?
Answer: $0.87
- $17.40 ÷ 20 = $0.87 per 100 mL
4.Oats costs $1.10 for 500 g. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.22
- $1.10 ÷ 5 = $0.22 per 100 g
5.Juice costs $7.00 for 2 L. What is the price per 100 mL?
Answer: $0.35
- $7.00 ÷ 20 = $0.35 per 100 mL
6.Pencils costs $3.48 for a pack of 6. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.58
- $3.48 ÷ 6 = $0.58 per pencil
7.Rice costs $3.60 for 1 kg. What is the price per 100 g?
Answer: $0.36
- $3.60 ÷ 10 = $0.36 per 100 g
8.Pencils costs $4.62 for a pack of 6. What is the price per pencil?
Answer: $0.77
- $4.62 ÷ 6 = $0.77 per pencil
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