Question

A large can of tomato soup was $4.40 for 22 ounces while the smaller can was $1.80 for 10 ounces. which can of soup has the best price per ounce?

Answer 1

Answer:

The smaller can has best price per ounce.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the price per ounce is needed to divide the price of each can between the quantity of ounces of each, that is:

$Pricecan=\frac{Price}{Quantity}$

1. Calculate the price for the large can:

$Pricelargecan_{1}=\frac{4.40}{22}$

$Pricelargecan_{1}=0.2$

For the large can the price per ounce is $0.2

1. Calculate the price for the small can:

$Pricesmallcan_{2}=\frac{1.80}{10}$

$Pricesmallcan_{2}=0.18$

For the smaller can the price per ounce is $0.18

Therefore the can 2 has best price per ounce.

Answer 2

To find the answer to this problem, all you have to do is divide the price of the product by the number of ounces. So to find the price per ounce of the large can of tomato soup, you divide 4.40 by 22, which equals .20 cents per ounce. For the smaller can, you divide 1.80 by 10, which equals .18 cents per ounce. So the smaller can has the best price per ounce.