Question

At a grocery store blueberries come package an 8 ounce containers for $2.80 at a farmers market blueberries cost $4.20 for 14 ounces there are 16 ounces in 1 pound which statement accurately compares the cost of blueberries

Answer 1

This questions has a list of answer choices.

This is the list of answer choices:

A.) Blueberries are $0.23 per pound more expensive at the farmer’s market.
B.) Blueberries are $0.50 per pound less expensive at the farmer’s market.
C.) Blueberries are $0.80 per pound less expensive at the farmer’s market.
D.) Blueberries are $1.40 per pound more expensive at the farmer’s market.

The answer is: option C.) Blueberries are $0.80 per pound less expensive at the farmer’s market.

Step-by-step explanation:

All the choices are compare the cost of 1 pound of bluberries at both market places.

So, find the cost per pound at each place:

1) grocery store

cost = $ 2.80 / 8 ounce × 16 ounce / pound = $ 5.6 / pound

2) farmers market

cost = $4.20 / 14 ounces × 16 ounce / pound = $ 4.8 / pound

3) Calculate the difference per pound:

$ 5.6 / pound - $ 4.8 / pound = $ 0.8 / pound.

So, the cost of the blueberries at grocery store is $ 0.8 / pound greater than the cost of the blueberries at the farmer's market, which is equivalent to that the cost at the farmer's market is $ 0.8/pound less than the cost at the grocery store. And that is what option C) states.