Question

Mr. Gatti is looking to buy some apples to bake a fresh & tasty apple pie. He goes to the store and sees two deals that are going on for apples: Deal A - 3/4 of a pound for $2.50 Deal B - LaTeX: 2\frac{2}{10}2 2 10 pounds for $5.25 1. Which is the better deal, and why? Explain your answer. Put your answer in $ per pound format

Answer 1

Deal A is best

Explanation:

Given

Deal A:

3/4 lb for $2.50

Deal B:

2/10 lb for $5.25

Required

Which deal is the better

To do this, we simply calculate the lb/dollar ratio

i.e.

`Ratio = (Amount)/(Size)`

For Deal A:

`Ratio = \$2.50/(3)/(4)lb`

`Ratio = \$2.50 * (4)/(3)lb`

`Ratio = (\$10)/(3)lb`

`Ratio = \$3.33/lb`

For Deal B:

`Ratio = \$5.25/(2)/(10)lb`

`Ratio = \$5.25 * (10)/(2)lb`

`Ratio = (52.5)/(2)lb`

`Ratio = \$26.25/lb`

The better deal is the least expensive:

Hence: Deal A is better