Question

Mushrooms are healthy food for wild songbirds. Adam buys a 3.5 oz container of mealworms for $8.75. Marco buys a 3.75- oz container of mealworms for $9.75. ​Which container is a better buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

Adam's container

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Adam

$Weight = 3.5\ oz$

$Amount = \ 8.75$

Macro

$Weight = 3.75\ oz$

$Amount = \ 9.75$

Required

Determine the better buy

First, we need to determine the unit cost per oz of each

i.e.

$Unit\ Cost = \frac{Amount}{Weight}$

For Adam:

$Unit\ Cost = \frac{8.75}{3.5}$

$Unit\ Cost = 2.5$

For Marco:

$Unit\ Cost = \frac{9.75}{3.75}$

$Unit\ Cost = 2.6$

The better buy of both is the one with the smaller unit cost.

Since 2.5 < 2.6, we can conclude that Adam's container is a better buy