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Mia can purchase a 40-ounce jar of peanut butter for $5.20 or a 15-ounce jar for $2.70. How much does Mia save per ounce by buying the 40-ounce jar?

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Mia can purchase a 40-ounce jar of peanut butter for $5.20 or a 15-ounce jar for $2.70. How much does Mia save per ounce by buying the 40-ounce jar?

She pays 0.05$

User Ahmad Sherif
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Answer:

She pays 0. 05$

Explanation:

Cost per once is 40, peanut butter is 5. 20 divide those 2 you will get 0. 13

Now divide it by the butter price 2. 70/15

It will be 0. 18

Subtract 0. 18-0. 15

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