Question

10 pounds of Cat Food A costs $6.50. For 20 pounds of Cat Food B it is $14.00. Which cat food is the better deal? Write the answer as the dollar amount for one pound of the better deal. ($_.__)

Answer 1

cat food a

Explanation:

6.5/10 = 0.65 unit price

14/20 = 0.70 unit price

Answer 2

Cat Food A has the better deal.

What do we know? :
10 pounds (Cat Food A / C.F.A) = $6.50
20 pounds (Cat Food B / C.F.B) = $14.00

Finding which one is the better deal :
If 10 pounds of C.F.A (Cat Food A) is $6.50, if we double the pounds, and cost, we would get 20 pounds of C.F.A for $13.00. This means you can get the same amount of pounds in C.F.A and C.F.B, and costs for 1 dollar less.

(Another way to solve this) :
Dividing the cost by pound.
C.F.A : 6.50 / 10 = 0.65
So, each pound of Cat Food A equals 0.65 cents.

C.F.B : 14.00 / 20 = 0.7
So each pound of Cat Food B equals 0.70 cents.

Conclusion :
In conclusion, both ways can be used to correctly solve this question, and both have the same results. Which is that Cat Food A is the better deal.

I hope this helps!! ~(^v^)~