Question

Cran-soy trail mix cost $2.99 for 5 ounces, raisin-nuts mix costs $3.41 for 7 ounces, lots of cashews mix costs $7.04 for 8 ounces, and Nuts for you mix costs $2.40 for 6 ounces. List the trail mix brands in order from the least expensive to the most expensive

Answer 1

Answer: Nuts for You, Raisins-Nuts, Cran-Soy and finally Lots of Cashews

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Answer 2

First of all we will find per ounce price of each trail mix.

Let us find per ounce price of cran-soy trail mix.

`\text{Cran-soy trail mix cost per ounce}=(2.99)/(5)`

`\text{Cran-soy trail mix cost per ounce}=0.598`

Now we will find per ounce cost of raisin-nuts mix.

`\text{Raisin-nuts mix cost per ounce}=(3.41)/(7)`

`\text{Raisin-nuts mix cost per ounce}=0.487142857\approx 0.487`

Let us find per ounce price of lots of cashews mix.

`\text{Lots of cashews mix cost per ounce}=(7.04)/(8)`

`\text{Lots of cashews mix cost per ounce}=0.88`

Now we will find per ounce cost of nuts for you mix.

`\text{Nuts for you mix cost per ounce}=(2.40)/(6)`

`\text{Nuts for you mix cost per ounce}=0.4`

Now let us order our trail mix brands from least expensive to most expensive by their per ounce price.

Nuts for you (0.4), Raisin-nuts mix (0.487), Cran-soy trail mix (0.598), Lots of cashews mix (0.88).