Question

Jillian and her friend went shopping. They were both looking for some new CD's. Jillian went to Music Matrix and spent $25.56 on 4 CD's. Her friend

spent $18.45 on 3 CD's. Who got the better deal? Show your work for each person. Answer who got the better deal and explain your reasoning,

Answer 1

Her friend got the better deal.

Explanation:

For Jillians equation look at

$22.56/4 = $6.39 per CD

For her friends equation look at

$18.45/3 = $6.15 per CD

Jillian's friend got the better deal because she paid less per CD as shown in the equations above.