Product A is an 8 oz. bottle of cough medication that sells for $1.36. Product B is a 16 oz. bottle of cough medication that costs $3.20. Which product has the lower unit price?
To figure out the price per unit for each product, you must divide the
price by the number of ounces in each. The price of Product A is $1.36,
and it has 8 ounces. You divide $1.36 by 8, which is $0.17. You do the
same for Product B, divide the price by the number of ounces. $3.20
divided by 16, which is $0.20. Product A is 17 cents per ounce, and
Product B is 20 cents per ounce. Therefore, Product A has a lower unit
price.
