Winnie is buying dog food for her dog. She needs 10 pounds of food each week, but has room to store any extra food that she purchases. The food comes in 4 different sizes as given below: 4. 2 pounds for $4. 99 8. 5 pounds for $9. 27 12 pounds for $11. 04 20 pounds for $18. 99 Winnie is trying to be a smart shopper and get the best deal on the dog food. Which size bag of dog food should Winnie buy? a. Winnie should buy the 4. 2 pound bags. B. Winnie should buy the 8. 5 pound bags. C. Winnie should buy the 12 pound bags. D. Winnie should buy the 20 pound bags.

Respuesta :

The best deal is to buy 12 pounds. Winnie should buy the 12 pound bags.

Given that, there are 4 deals, i.e.

  • 4. 2 pounds for $4. 99
  • 8. 5 pounds for $9. 27
  • 12 pounds for $11. 04
  • 20 pounds for $18. 99

To get the best deal, calculating the cost of one pound for each deal.

For deal 1, Cost of one pound is [tex]\dfrac{\$4.99}{4.2} = \$1.19[/tex]

For deal 2, Cost of one pound is [tex]\dfrac{\$9.27}{8.5} = \$1.09[/tex]

For deal 3, Cost of one pound is [tex]\dfrac{\$11.04}{12} = \$0.92[/tex]

For deal 4, Cost of one pound is [tex]\dfrac{\$18.99}{20} = \$0.95[/tex]

Here the lowest cost of one pound is $0.92 which is deal 3.

So, the best deal is to buy 12 pounds. Winnie should buy the 12 pound bags.

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