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QuestionA 2 -yard roll of brown paper costs $0.25\$ 0.25. What is the unit price, rounded to the nearest nt? J) $\$ \square per yard Submit

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STEP 1

What is this asking? If I buy 2 yards of brown paper for $0.25\$0.25, how much does 1 yard cost? Watch out! Don't mix up the total cost and the unit price!
We're looking for the price *per yard*.

STEP 2

1. Calculate the unit price.
2. Round to the nearest cent.

STEP 3

We're given that a **2-yard** roll costs $0.25\$0.25.
This means the **total cost** is $0.25\$0.25 for **2 yards** of paper.

STEP 4

We want to find the price *per yard*. "Per" means "for each," so we want to find the cost for **1 yard**.
To do this, we'll **divide** the **total cost** by the **total number of yards**.

STEP 5

\frac{\text{\(\$0.25\)}}{\text{2 yards}} = \(\$0.125\) \text{ per yard} So, the unit price is $0.125\$0.125 per yard.

STEP 6

We need to round to the nearest *cent*, which is the hundredths place.
In $0.125\$0.125, the **2** is in the hundredths place.

STEP 7

The digit to the right of the **2** is **5**.
Since **5** is greater than or equal to 5, we round up.

STEP 8

Rounding up, the **2** becomes a **3**.
So, the rounded unit price is $0.13\$0.13.

STEP 9

The unit price, rounded to the nearest cent, is $0.13\$0.13 per yard.

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