Market Division: Price Per Item

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn to find the price of one item when the price is given for a group of items.

🏪 Market Story

Bola sees a sign at the market: "5 oranges for ₦50." She wants to know: how much is one orange? ₦50 ÷ 5 = ₦10. One orange costs ₦10. Now she can compare prices at different stalls!

📝 Let's Learn

To find the price per item (unit price): Total price ÷ Number of items = Price per item.

This helps you compare deals and find the best price!

Example 1: 3 pens for ₦30. Price per pen: ₦30 ÷ 3 = ₦10.

Example 2: 4 exercise books for ₦80. Price per book: ₦80 ÷ 4 = ₦20.

Example 3: Chidi finds two deals on groundnuts. Deal A: 6 bags for ₦90 (₦90 ÷ 6 = ₦15 each). Deal B: 5 bags for ₦80 (₦80 ÷ 5 = ₦16 each). Deal A is cheaper per bag!

✏️ Practice Questions

1. 8 bananas cost ₦40. What is the price of one banana?
2. A pack of 6 biscuits costs ₦48. How much is one biscuit?
3. Stall A sells 4 tomatoes for ₦60. Stall B sells 5 tomatoes for ₦70. Which stall has a better price per tomato?

Click to see answers

1. ₦40 ÷ 8 = ₦5 per banana.
2. ₦48 ÷ 6 = ₦8 per biscuit.
3. Stall A: ₦60 ÷ 4 = ₦15 per tomato. Stall B: ₦70 ÷ 5 = ₦14 per tomato. Stall B is cheaper (₦14 vs ₦15).

💡 Remember

Finding the price per item helps you be a smart shopper. Divide the total price by the number of items. The lower the price per item, the better the deal!