Question

can anyone walk me through the steps to get the answer of this question? : the volleyball team needs new uniforms. The students plan to sell plush toy eagles for $5 each. the students find three companies on-line that sell stuffed mascots. company A sells 18 eagles for $50.76. company B sells 12 eagles for $33.48. company C charges $42.75 for 15 eagles. Which company has the best buy?

Answer 1

Divide the price by the number of total stuffed animals... so then what ever the lowest number is from those division problems would be the answer if you are looking for the best deal

50.76 divided by 18 = 2.82 per stuffed eagle... Pretty low price

33.48 divided by 12 = 2.79 per stuffed eagle... so the 12 eagle deal is better than the 18 eagle deal.

42.75 divided by 15 = 2.85 per stuffed eagle... so the 12 eagle deal is the best and the 15 eagle deal is the worst.

So there is your answer... hope i helped!

Answer 2

unit rate problem, easy peasy
the beginig part where they say that they are going to sell for 5 dollars is a distraction


to find best company that offers best deal, find lowest unit rate (example, 2 dollars per toy is better than 2.5 dollars per toy)

basically an easy way to compare is
how much is 1 toy?
so if you had

18toys for 50.76
so
50.76 per 18 toys
50.76/18
divide and make denomenaotr 1
50.76/18=2.82 per 1 toy

so just divide (total price)/(number of toys for that price)=unit rate=price per 1 toy so

A=50.76/18=2.82
B=33.48/12=2.79
C=42.75/15=2.85
lowest one is 2.79

therefor company B is best value