Question

Alonzo is planning to purchase roses for his mother on her birthday. He has seen them advertised at 12 roses for $15.00 and 20 roses for $23.00. Which is the better buy?Explain and show work below.

Answer 1

20 roses at $23 is the better buy

Explanation:

Here, we have Alonzo who wants to purchase Roses. He has two buying options.

Either he buys 12 roses at $15 or buys 20 roses at $23. We want to know which of the two options is better for him.

what we shall do here is to get the unit price per each of the roses in each set. The set having the lower rose to dollar value is the better buy.

Firstly, 12 roses for $15.

Price per rose here is 15/12 = $1.25 per rose

For 20 roses at $23

Price per rose here is 23/20 = $1.15 per rose

Since 1.15 is less than 1.25, then the second option is the better buy.