Question

At the store green apples cost $4.00 for 1.25lbs and red apples cost $3.00 for .8lbs. If you want the apple with the lowest cost per pound which one is a better deal

Answer 1

At a store;

PRICE OF GREEN APPLES:

`1.25\text{lbs}\Rightarrow\text{ \$4.00}`

Then, a pound of green apples cost:

`\begin{gathered} =(4)/(1.25) \\ =\text{ \$3.20} \end{gathered}`

But;

PRICE OF RED APPLES:

`0.8lb\Rightarrow\text{ \#3.00}`

Then, a pound of red apples cost:

`\begin{gathered} =(3.00)/(0.8) \\ =\text{ \$3.75} \end{gathered}`

Thus, GREEN APPLES are cheaper.