A package of 12 cakes costs $6.80. A package of 30 cakes of the same type costs $15.16. Which package is the best buy? Give the

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wel

3 years ago

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A package of 12 cakes costs $6.80. A package of 30 cakes of the same type costs $15.16. Which package is the best buy? Give the

unit cost of the best buy to the nearest cent.

Mathematics

2 answers:

goblinko [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T23:55:37+03:00

goblinko [34]3 years ago

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All you need to do is divide the number of cakes by the price.

6.80/12= .56 repeating

15.16/30= .51

The better buy is the second one. The unit costs are one for .56 and one for .51.

I hope this helped you!

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Luba_88 [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-10T22:05:45+03:00

To answer this question, we will need to get the price of one cake in each package.

For package 1:
The package has 12 cakes and costs $6.80, this means that:
price of one piece = 6.80 / 12 = 0.5666 which is approximately $0.6

For package 2:
The package has 30 cakes and cost $15.16, this means that:
price of one piece = 15.16 / 30 = 0.505 which is approximately $0.5

Comparing the two prices, we will find that the best buy is the second package where the price of one piece is less.