Question

Ben needs to buy orange juice. He can buy 64 fl oz at the grocery store for $2.00, or he can buy 256 fl oz at the wholesale club for $7.50. A)Find the unit price for the grocery store orange juice. Round the answer to the nearest thousandth. B) Find the unit price for the wholesale club orange juice. round the answer to the nearest thousandth. C) Where should Ben buy the orange juice if he wants the best deal? Explain

Answer 1

Unit price so compare
2 gets 64 or 7.50 get 256
grocery store  2:64=1:32=32 oz per $1
wholesale club  7.5:256=1:34.133=34.133 oz per $1
wholesale club gets you more oz of juice for the same price

A: 32 oz per $1 or $0.031 per 1 oz
B: 34.133 oz per $1 or $0.029 per 1 oz
C: best deal is at wholesale club