A company needs to package 7,560 beads. A wooden container shaped like a rectangular prism can hold 180 beads. A plastic cylindr
ical container can hold 126 beads. The wooden container costs the company $0.70, while the plastic container costs $0.40. Which container should the company use to minimize cost? Explain.
For the wooden box, if you do 7560 ÷ 180 you get 42. that's how many boxes you would need. multiply 42 by the cost of the wooden boxes: 42 × 0.70 you get 29.40 dollars
for the plastic container, do 7560 ÷ 126 which equals 60, the amount of plastic containers you would need. multiply 60 by the plastic containers cost: 60×40= 24 dollars.
to save money, the company should use the plastic containers because it costs less than the wooden ones.
