Latisha is buying frozen shrimp. She sees a 12-ounce pack for $14 and an 8-ounce pack for $12. What is the difference, to the nearest cent, of the unit price of one ounce of shrimp for each pack?

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Solution:

we are given that

Latisha is buying frozen shrimp. She sees a 12-ounce pack for $14 and an 8-ounce pack for $12.

So the price of the unit ounce of Shrimp costing $14 for 12-ounce is [tex] \frac{14}{12}=1.167  [/tex] $

So the price of the unit ounce of Shrimp costing $12 for 8-ounce is [tex] \frac{12}{8}=1.5  [/tex] $

So the difference of price of unit Quantity [tex] =1.5-1.167=0.333 [/tex]$

The difference, to the nearest cent, of the unit price of one ounce of shrimp for each pack[tex] \approx 33 [/tex] Cent