Question

Justin needs to buy plastic forks. Brand A has a box of 12 forks for $1.12. Brand B has a box of 25 forks for $2.69. Find the unit price for each brand. Then state which brand is the better buy based on the unit price. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Answer:

Unit price of brand 'A' = $ 0.104

Unit price of brand 'B' = $ 0.1076

One should buy brand 'A' since it less costly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given data are :-

Brand 'A' has 12 forks which costs $ 1.25.

Brand 'B' has 25 forks which costs $ 2.69.

We have to calculate unit price of each brand and find the best brand to buy according to the unit price.

First calculating the unit price of brand 'A'.

∵ 12 forks costs a total price of $1.25.

∴ 1 forks will cost  =  $ $(\frac{1.25}{12})$  = $ 0.104

Similarly we can calculate the unit price of brand 'B'.

∵ 25 forks cost a total amount of $2.69

∴ 1 forks cost = $ $(\frac{2.69}{25} )$  = $ 0.1076

Here we can see that unit price of brand 'A'  is less than unit price of brand 'B'. So to buy the brand 'A' forks will be productive.