Question

The village shop is selling 9 cans of red beans for $4.32. The same beans are sold for 7 cans for $4.20 at the mini mart. Which place has the better price? (step by step explanation please?)

Answer 1

The village shop

Explanation:

Here's why

If we do a little math here

The village shop is selling 9 cans for $4.32. Let break this down

4.32 / 9 = .48

The village shop is selling its cans at 48 cent a piece

The mini mart is selling 7 cans for $4.20 which equals out to 60 cent per can.

4.20 / 7 = .60

Therefore per can the village shop is cheaper in this situation because if we added two more cans to the mini mart then our price will be $5.40

60 x 9 = 540

Hope this can help

Answer 2

9 cans for $4.32

Explanation:

if you divide the number of cans by the total amount, you get:

9 can for $4.32: 0.48 cents (4.32 divided by 9)

7 cans for $4.20: 0.6 cents (also known as 0.60) (4.20 divided by 7)