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Eric needs to buy some pencils. Brand A has a pack of 28 pencils for $5.29. Brand B has a pack of 48 pencils for $8.47.

Find the unit price for each brand. Then state which brand is the better buy based on the unit price. Round your answers to the nearest cent.
Unit price for the Brand A pencils: $for each pencil
Unit price for the Brand B pencils: $ for each pencil
The better buy: O Brand A
Brand B
Neither (They have the same unit price)

User JP Aquino
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neither since the have the same unit price
User Misagh Moayyed
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Answer:

brand A has a unit price of .37 cents

brand B has a unit price of .38 cents

so you get 2 more pencils for .1 cent each, so brand B is the better deal

Explanation:

i hope this is the answer i'm not sure

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