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nadezda [96]
3 years ago
5

Lupita bought 7 pounds of pretzels at a local wholesaler for $16.80. Her friend Charles bought 5 pounds of pretzels at the super

market for $12.75. Charles thinks he got the better deal because $12.75 is less than $16.80. 8a. Is Charles's reasoning correct? Explain why or why not.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Galina-37 [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Charly has the better buy

Step-by-step explanation:

The unit cost is

=16.8/7

=$2.4

Her friend Charles bought 5 pounds of pretzels at the supermarket for $12.75

Unit cost

=12.75/5

=$2.55

Charly got the best deal because the unit cost per item is less than that of the friend

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