Question

A swim teacher sells lesson packages. The best deal has the highest ratio of lessons to total cost.

Swim Lesson Packages
Number of Total Cost
Lessons
1
$10
5
$40
10
$80
15
$80
Which package is the best deal?
0 1 lesson for $10
O 5 lessons for $40
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10 lessons for $80
O 15 lessons for $80

Answer 1

15 lessons for $ 80

Explanation:

In case 1

Cost of 1 lesson = $10

In case 2

Cost of 1 lesson = 40/5 = $8

In case 3

Cost of 1 lesson = 80/10 = $8

In case 4

Cost of 1 lesson = 80/15 = $ 5.33

Hence,

The best deal is case 4 i.e 15 lessons for $ 80