Question

Dream Studio offers 5 music lessons for $60. Fox Studio offers 8 music lessons for $72. What is the cost per lesson at each studio? What studio offers a better deal? Why?

Answer 1

Answer:
Dream Studio offers music lessons at $12 per lesson. Fox Studio offers music lessons at $9 per lesson. The better deal here would be Fox Studio. This is because Fox Studio offers cheaper lessons. For eight lessons at Dream Studio it costs $96, where as eight lessons at Fox Studio costs only $72.


Explanation:
Step 1 - Find the cost per lesson at Dream Studio

60 / 5 = 12

So, $12 per music lesson at Dream Studio.

Step 2 - Find the cost per lesson at Fox Studio

72 / 8 = 9

So, $9 per music lesson at Fox Studio.

Step 3 - Find out which offers a better deal

•Dream Studio = $96 for eight music lessons
• Fox Studio = $72 for eight music lessons