Question

Staples sells folders in packs of 12 for 4.80. Office max sells ffolders in packs of 17 for 7.50. Which has the better deal

Answer 1

Staples dived $4.80 by 12 $7.50 by 17 and the cheaper price is the better deal. In this case it’s staples at 40 cents whole office max is at 44 cents

Answer 2

The first step is to find the unit price of each seller. We were told that Staples sells folders in packs of 12 for 4.80. It means that the price per folder is

4.80/12 = 0.4 per folder

Also, Office max sells folders in packs of 17 for 7.50. It means that the price per pack is

7.50/17 = 0.44

Since the unit rate of Staples is low, then Staples has the better deal