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.
No, she will not have enough. If you estimate the amount of money it will cost for the turkey sandwich and the large drink, it will cost about $7. She will only have $6.25 after admission costs.
