Question

32 oz for 3.29 or 24 oz for 2.59 find the better buy round to the nearest cent or hundreth.

Answer 1

Determine the unit price of 32 oz for $3.29.

`\begin{gathered} (3.29)/(32)=0.1028 \\ \approx0.10 \end{gathered}`

Determine the unit price for 24 oz for $2.59.

`\begin{gathered} (2.59)/(24)=0.1079 \\ \approx0.11 \end{gathered}`

The unit price of 32 oz for $3.29 is less. So the better buy round is 32 oz for $3.29.