Question

You are going to a baseball game and you love to eat salted peanuts while watching the game. You know that you can buy peanuts there, but you know its cheaper to bring your own. When you go to the grocery store to buy some, you see two choices: $3.59 for a 20 oz bag of salted peanuts or $2.59 per pound for loose salted peanuts.​​

Answer 1

I am assuming you are asking which is the cheaper option per ounce since you did not specify a question.

Option 1: 3.59$ for a 20 oz bag

3.59/20=.1795 $/oz

Option 2: 2.59 per 1 pound

1 pound = 16 oz

2.59/16= .161875 $/ozo

Since .16 dollars is less than .18 dollars, the second option, where 1 pound costs $2.59, is cheaper.