Question

Please help

Choose the correct box of the best buy available.

Answer Choice:
margarine at 87¢ per pound
30¢ off on one pound of margarine usually selling for 74¢ a pound

Answer 1

30 Cents of of margarine usually selling for 74 cents

Answer 2

Answer:

30¢ off on one pound of margarine usually selling for 74¢ a pound

Step-by-step explanation:

The best buy is always the one that is available on low price. If a same item is available for two prices, we always choose the one with lower price.

Given options are :

1-margarine at 87¢ per pound

2-30¢ off on one pound of margarine usually selling for 74¢ a pound

The best buy is 30 cents off on one pound of margarine usually selling for 74 cents a pound.

This becomes $74-30=44$ cents per pound.