Joseph is shopping for school supplies. He can buy a box of 24 pens for $4.32 or a box of 36 pens for $5.76. Which is a better b

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Dima020 [189]

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Joseph is shopping for school supplies. He can buy a box of 24 pens for $4.32 or a box of 36 pens for $5.76. Which is a better b

uy? Show your reasoning.

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Fittoniya [83] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-17T22:01:28+03:00

Fittoniya [83]3 years ago

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The better buy is 36 pens for $5.76 Because if you divide $5.76 by 36 pens Each pan will cost only $.16 and if you divide $4.32 by 24 pans each pen will cost $.18 so the better buy is the 36 pens.