Xavier buys a two-quart bottle of juice for $5.12. What is the unit rate of the cost of the juice per fluid ounce?

The cost is $.08 per ounce or 8 cents per ounce

Step-by-step explanation:

1 quart = 32 ounces

2 quarts = 64 pints

2 quarts costs 5.12

Take the cost and divide by the number of ounces

5.12 / 64

.08 per ounce

The cost is $.08 per ounce or 8 cents per ounce

Explanation:

1 quart = 32 fluid ounces

2 quarts = 64 fluid ounces (multiply both sides by 2)

He paid 5.12 dollars for 64 fluid ounces, so the unit rate is 5.12/64 = 0.08 dollars per fluid ounce, or 8 cents per fluid ounce.

We can think of it this way in terms of an equation

5.12 dollars = 64 fluid ounces

5.12/64 dollars = 64/64 fluid ounces ... divide both sides by 64

0.08 dollars = 1 fluid ounce

We divided both sides by 64 to turn "64 fluid ounces" into "1 fluid ounce", due to how the term "unit rate" is set up. The term "unit" means "one". Basically we're finding the cost per 1 unit, or per 1 fluid ounce.

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.

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