Question

Brand A: 20 for $2.50 Brand B: 35 for $3.25 Brand C: 50 for $5.25 Brand D: 100 for $10.00 The school nurse is low on bandaids. She heads to the store and finds four brands. Which one is the BEST buy?

Answer 1

The right answer would be B
A) $0.125 cents per bandaid
B)$0.09 cents per bandaid
C)$0.105 cents per bandaid
D)$0.10 cents per bandaid

Answer 2

Brand B is the BEST buy.

Explanation:

To find the cheapest Brand we will find the price of one bandaid of each brand.

Brand A : 20 for $2.5 ⇒ $0.125 for one bandaid.

Brand B : 35 for $3.25 ⇒ $0.093 for one bandaid

Brand C : 50 for $5.25 ⇒ $0.105 for one bandaid

Brand D : 100 for $10 ⇒ $0.100 for one bandaid

So the best price to purchase will be Brand B.