Question

Mr. Gatti is looking to buy some apples to bake a fresh & tasty apple pie. He goes to the store and sees two deals that are going on for apples: Deal A - 3/4 of a pound for $2.50 Deal B - LaTeX: 2\frac{2}{10}2 2 10 pounds for $5.25 1. Which is the better deal, and why? Explain your answer. Put your answer in $ per pound format

Answer 1

Answer:

Deal A is best

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Deal A:

3/4 lb for $2.50

Deal B:

2/10 lb for $5.25

Required

Which deal is the better

To do this, we simply calculate the lb/dollar ratio

i.e.

$Ratio = \frac{Amount}{Size}$

For Deal A:

$Ratio = \ 2.50/\frac{3}{4}lb$

$Ratio = \ 2.50 * \frac{4}{3}lb$

$Ratio = \frac{\ 10}{3}lb$

$Ratio = \ 3.33/lb$

For Deal B:

$Ratio = \ 5.25/\frac{2}{10}lb$

$Ratio = \ 5.25 * \frac{10}{2}lb$

$Ratio = \frac{52.5}{2}lb$

$Ratio = \ 26.25/lb$

The better deal is the least expensive:

Hence: Deal A is better