If a unit price label has a unit price of 21.5 cents per pound, how much is the total price for an 8 pound package?
a. $0.37
b. $1.72
c. $2.69
d. $17.20

to determine the unit cost your would divide the total cost by the number sold.

7 bagels for $4.41       $4.41/7 = $.63 each at fresh side

5 bagels for $3.60         $3.60/5 = $.72 each at value mart

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!