Real-Life Reading © Scholastic Teaching Resources 3. Unit Price When shopping at a supermarket, you’ve probably seen Unit Price labels like the one Unit price means the price per ounce or the price per pound of an item. Below is an example of a Unit Price label. below on various items. the item or product and product number the brand name M PAUL ONION RINGS UNIT PRICE $2.24 PER POUND 505050 The total weight of the product is five ounces. 5 oz. YOU PAY $.60 the amount you will pay for 5 ounces of onion rings 81781 This shows that a pound (16 ounces) of the onion rings costs $2.24. So, an ounce costs 14 cents (2.24 –: 16). Therefore, a 5-oz. pack would usually cost 70 cents (5 x 14). This pack, however, costs 65 cents ($.65). (You actually save 5 cents on this package of onion rings.) Doing the numbers isn’t always easy. But you should learn how to read labels, like the one above, on products that you often buy. In the long run, you can save money by figuring out whether what you pay is a real reduction in price. For example, a label like this would show that you are not getting a reduction: M PAUL UNIT PRICE $2.24 PER POUND Words and Meanings lb.—pound oz.—ounce (16 ounces = 1 pound) per—each (for example, per pound, per ounce) unit—one single element (ounce, pound, etc.) 40 ONION RINGS 505050 81781 5 oz. YOU PAY $.60 $.70 Real-Life Reading © Scholastic Teaching Resources Use what you’ve learned. Circle the answers you choose. Use the picture below to help you answer questions 3–6. 1. Which item below weighs the most? a M PAUL FISH CAKES 8 oz. UNIT PRICE $1.80 PER POUND 505050 YOU PAY $.90 3. What will you pay for two pounds of onions? b M PAUL a $2.99 b $5.98 DRIED YAMS 12 oz. 4. How much does one bag of potatoes cost? a $2.99 UNIT PRICE $1.20 PER POUND c $6.00 81881 505050 b $3.99 c $1.29 YOU PAY $.90 81781 5. Three bunches of broccoli will cost c a $1.29. M PAUL UNIT PRICE $4.40 PER POUND SHRIMP CAKES 505050 b $2.58. c $3.87. 5 oz. YOU PAY $1.65 81781 6. For eight oranges, you’ll pay a $1.00. b $3.00. Broccoli $1.29/ bunch s/ enth c 9 c y 8 bun r e Cel c $2.00. Cabbage 59 cents/lb. 2. You want to buy a pack of onion rings. The pack has this label: M PAUL UNIT PRICE $2.24 PER POUND ONION RINGS 505050 5 oz. YOU PAY $.65 81781 The store also sells a 15-oz. pack for $1.60. If you buy the 15-oz. pack instead of the 5-oz. pack, you will a get more onion rings for your money. b get fewer onion rings for your money. c pay the same for the number of onion rings. Oranges 4/$1.00 Potatoes $3.99/bag Onions $2.99/lb. 41 page 41 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. c 6. c
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