Question:
A grocery store sells different brands of dry roasted almonds. One brand costs $6.99 for 270 g. Another brand costs $7.55 for 285 g. Which costs the least for the 100 g?
Answer:
The brand which costs $6.99 for 270 g is the least for 100 g.
Solution:
Cost of first brand for 270 g = $6.99
Cost of first brand for 1 g =
Cost of first brand for 100 g = $0.0259 × 100 = $2.59
Cost of second brand for 285 g = $7.55
Cost of second brand for 1 g =
Cost of second brand for 100 g = $0.0264 × 100 = $2.64
Since $2.59 < $2.64
The brand which costs $6.99 for 270 g is the least for 100 g.
Answer:
The local newspaper has 250 readers in total
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that
Letter to the editor = 10
Also it is given that 10 is the 4% of total readers of the newspaper.
Let x be the number of readers of the newspaper
It can be written as:
Converting the percentage into decimal
The newspaper has 250 readers.
Hence,
The local newspaper has 250 readers in total
Answer:
(4,1)
Step-by-step explanation:
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