Question

Cottage cheese is being sold in different size containers. The sizes and prices are given below:

Answer 1

If the point of the assignment is to get the most amount of cheese per dollar the answer is a.

You just divide the price with the number of ounces you buy and that will give you the price per ounce.

a = 5/(4*5) = $0.25 per ounce
b = 3.24/12 = $0.27 per ounce
c = 4.19/16 = 0.261875

therefore a is the best bang for the buck

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Answer:

c.

The 16ounce container is the better buy.

Step-by-step explanation:

To know which container has the better price, you first need to divide prices per ounces.

$a= 5/(4*5)=0.25\\b=3.24/12=0.27\\c=4.19/16=0.26$

Now you want to know which is the better buy. For that, you want to find out which one gets the most product at the lowest price.

• a: you need to expend $20 to get 20oz
• b: you need to expend $3.24 to get 12oz
• c: you need to expend $4.19 to get 16oz

If you want to expend less to get more, the right answer is C.