Question

You need to buy 12 pounds of chicken for a barbecue that you are planning. You found an ad in the News that said that chicken is on sale at the Fresh Market in Destin for $2.99 per pound. Typically you buy your chicken at the Publix by your house for $8.99 per pound. Is it worth the drive?

Answer 1

The information regarding the distance of the store across town from the house, the time required to reach there, the average of the car, and the cost of gas per gallon would assist in calculating if the extra drive is worth buying chicken from the city store.

Cost of chicken in the city store - $2.99 per pound

Average of the car in 1 gallon = 22miles

so, the average of the car in 1 mile = 1/22

Cost of traveling 8.6miles = 8/22 * $3.05

= 24.40/22

Additional cost = $ 1.109

Total cost of buying chicken from the city store = $2.99 + $1.10

= $4.09

Hence, it is not worth to buy the chicken from the store across the town as it is costlier in comparison to $3.79 in nearby store.

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