Question

Cran-soy trail mix cost $2.99 for 5 ounces, raisin-nuts mix costs $3.41 for 7 ounces, lots of cashews mix costs $7.04 for 8 ounces, and Nuts for you mix costs $2.40 for 6 ounces. List the trail mix brands in order from the least expensive to the most expensive

Answer 1

First of all we will find per ounce price of each trail mix.

Let us find per ounce price of cran-soy trail mix.

$\text{Cran-soy trail mix cost per ounce}=\frac{2.99}{5}$

$\text{Cran-soy trail mix cost per ounce}=0.598$

Now we will find per ounce cost of raisin-nuts mix.

$\text{Raisin-nuts mix cost per ounce}=\frac{3.41}{7}$

$\text{Raisin-nuts mix cost per ounce}=0.487142857\approx 0.487$

Let us find per ounce price of lots of cashews mix.

$\text{Lots of cashews mix cost per ounce}=\frac{7.04}{8}$

$\text{Lots of cashews mix cost per ounce}=0.88$

Now we will find per ounce cost of nuts for you mix.

$\text{Nuts for you mix cost per ounce}=\frac{2.40}{6}$

$\text{Nuts for you mix cost per ounce}=0.4$

Now let us order our trail mix brands from least expensive to most expensive by their per ounce price.

Nuts for you (0.4), Raisin-nuts mix (0.487), Cran-soy trail mix (0.598), Lots of cashews mix (0.88).