Question

At the grocery store you can buy a whole chicken that weighs 4 pounds for $3.88. You can also buy a package of chicken drumsticks that weighs 3 pounds for $3.06. Use the unit prices to decide which is a better buy

Answer 1

3.88/4 = 0.97.....97 cents per lb for the 4 lb chicken
3.06/3 = 1.02....1.02 per lb for the 3 lb drumsticks

well...if ur going by price, the 4 lb chicken is the better buy...but if u dont like white meat, then u would probably pay more to get the drumsticks...lol

seriously, answer is : 4 lb chicken is the better buy

Answer 2

Answer:

The whole chicken is better to buy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The whole chicken that weighs 4 pounds costs $3.88,

So, the unit price of the whole chicken = $\frac{3.88}{4}=\ 0.97\text{ per pounds}$,

Also, the package of chicken drumsticks that weighs 3 pounds costs $3.06,

The unit price of the  chicken drumsticks = $\frac{3.06}{3}=\ 1.02\text{ per pounds}$

Since, 0.97 < 1.02,

Hence, the whole chicken is better to buy.