Question

A 12-oz can of soda pop costs eighty-nine cents. A 2.00 L bottle of the same variety of soda pop costs $2.29. How many times more expensive is it to buy the 12-oz can of pop compared to buying it in a 2.00 L bottle?

1) 1.9
2) 2.2
3) 2.6
4) 2.8
5) 4.2

Answer 1

The 12-oz can of pop is 1.9 times more expensive compared to the 2.00 L bottle.

Step-by-step explanation:

To figure out how many times more expensive it is to buy the 12-oz can compared to the 2.00 L bottle, we need to calculate the cost per ounce for each option.

The 12-oz can costs $0.89. Therefore, the cost per ounce is $0.89 divided by 12, which is approximately $0.0742 per ounce.

The 2.00 L bottle costs $2.29. Since there are 33.8 ounces in a liter, the cost per ounce is $2.29 divided by 33.8, which is approximately $0.0677 per ounce.

Now, to find out how many times more expensive the 12-oz can is, we divide the cost per ounce of the 12-oz can by the cost per ounce of the 2.00 L bottle:

($0.089 / $0.0677) = 1.313

Therefore, option 1) 1.9 is the correct answer.