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Keisha needs to buy some pencils. Brand A has a pack of 12 pencils for $3.29. Brand B has a pack of 28 pencils for $8.99. Find the unit price for each brand. Then state which brand is better buy base on the unit price. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.

Keisha needs to buy some pencils. Brand A has a pack of 12 pencils for $3.29. Brand-example-1
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To determine the unit price (price per pencil) in each pack of pencils, we shall use the following;


\text{Unit price}=\frac{Total\text{ price}}{total\text{ pencils}}

For brand A, the unit price is;


\begin{gathered} \text{Unit price}=(3.29)/(12) \\ \text{Unit price}=0.274166 \\ \text{Unit price}\approx0.27\text{ (rounded to the nearest tenth)} \end{gathered}

For brand B, the unit price is;


\begin{gathered} \text{Unit price}=(8.99)/(28) \\ \text{Unit price}=0.321071 \\ \text{Unit price}\approx0.32 \end{gathered}

If you decided to buy per unit rather than per pack, then the better option is Brand A which costs $0.27 each.

ANSWER:

Unit price for Brand A = $0.27 for each pencil

Unit price for Brand B = $0.32 for each pencil

The better buy is Brand A

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