Alisa hopes to play beach volleyball in the olympics someday. She has convinced her parents to allow her to set up a beach volle
yball court in their backyard. A standard volleyball court is 26 feet by 52 feet. She figures she will need the sand to be one foot deep. Sand a is 60 lbs for $5
Sand b is 150 lbs for $12
A. What's is the rate brand a is selling for? Give rate and then specify the unit rate.
B.Which brand is offering the better value? Explain.
Sand b has a lower unit rate. Sand b is is the better value. If you buy the same amount of sand a and sand b, you will spend less money per pound of sand by buying sand b.