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Sheldon needs to buy 9 gallons of ice cream for a family reunion. The table shows the prices for different

sizes of two brands of ice cream.
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Cold Farms
Sweet Dreams
Price of small size
$4.50 for 1 pint
$2.25 for 1 quart
Price of large size
$8.50 for 1 quart
$5.50 for 1 gallon
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Which size container of Cold Farm ice cream is the better deal for Sheldon? Complete the explanation to
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72 pints of Cold Farm ice cream cost $[ and 36 quarts of Cold Farm ice cream cost $
(select) size container is the better deal for Sheldon.
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Answer:

• $324 for 72 pints
• $306 for 36 quarts
• larger size is better deal

Explanation:

The cost of 72 pints is 72 times the cost of 1 pint:

72 × $4.50 = $324.00 . . . cost of 72 pints

The cost of 36 quarts is 36 times the cost of 1 quart:

36 × $8.50 = $306.00 . . . cost of 36 quarts

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The price for quart containers is lower, so the larger size is the better deal.