Respuesta :
At about 18 cents each, the apples at Quick Market
are a better buy.
The apples at Stop and Save are around 20 cents each.
Explanation:
This becomes easy to solve if you figure out the cost per apple
c
a
Quick Market:
c
a
=
$
1.46
8
=
c
1
1.45
÷
8
≈
0.18
.........................................
Stop and Save
c
a
=
$
1.22
6
=
c
1
1.22
÷
6
≈
0.2
_
(Stop doing the math the instant you can tell which number is larger.)
.............................
Answer:
Quick Market is the better buy.
...........................
To solve this in your head:
1) You can see that "6 apples for (about) $1.20" is about 20 cents each.
2) For the other apples to be 20 cents each, the price for 8 would have to be about $1.60
3) Because the cost of 8 apples is less than $1.60, then the Quick Market apples are cheaper than the other ones.
are a better buy.
The apples at Stop and Save are around 20 cents each.
Explanation:
This becomes easy to solve if you figure out the cost per apple
c
a
Quick Market:
c
a
=
$
1.46
8
=
c
1
1.45
÷
8
≈
0.18
.........................................
Stop and Save
c
a
=
$
1.22
6
=
c
1
1.22
÷
6
≈
0.2
_
(Stop doing the math the instant you can tell which number is larger.)
.............................
Answer:
Quick Market is the better buy.
...........................
To solve this in your head:
1) You can see that "6 apples for (about) $1.20" is about 20 cents each.
2) For the other apples to be 20 cents each, the price for 8 would have to be about $1.60
3) Because the cost of 8 apples is less than $1.60, then the Quick Market apples are cheaper than the other ones.
The Quick Market will be the place for better buy than Stop and Save.
Comparison of rates for better buy:
- Find the rate of one unit.
- Compare the rates to decide the better buy.
Given in the question,
- Total amount paid for 8 apples at The Quick Market = $1.45
- Total amount paid for 6 apples at Stop and Save = $1.22
Rate of apples at The Quick Market = [tex]\frac{\text{Total amount paid}}{\text{Number of apples}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1.45}{8}[/tex]
= $0.18125
≈ $0.18 per apple
Rate of apples at Stop and Save = [tex]\frac{1.22}{6}[/tex]
= $0.20333
≈ $0.20 per apple
Since, $0.18 is less than $0.22, The Quick Market will be the place for better buy than Stop and Save.
Learn more about the comparison of rates here,
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