Question

You have $12 left to spend. Here are your options: $12 for 6 goodie bags for your guests or $12 for 4 goodie bags for your guests. We want to get the most for what our money can buy. Show your work in the space below. Which is the better deal?

Answer 1

For the first deal we get 6 goodie bags for $12, let's find how much each goodie bag cost in this case by dividing $12 by 6:

`(12)/(6)=2`

In the first deal, each goodie bag costs $2.

For the second deal, we get 4 goodie bags for $12, let's also find how much is 1 goodie bag in the scenario:

`(12)/(4)=3`

In the second deal, each goodie bag costs $3.

The better deal is the first one because each goodie bag is cheaper than in the second deal.

Answer: $12 for 6 goodie bags is the better deal