Answer: it would be better to buy the 3 ounces because it’s cheaper. If you multiply .75 times 4 it would come out to 3.00 saving you 40 cents. .75 if the cost of a 3 ounce bag and 4 is how many times 3 goes into 12.
While walking the island, the men encounter the Lotus Eaters and find that they are a peaceful people; they do nothing except eat the lotus plant. Odysseus' men eat the flowering plant and are immediately changed. Anyone who eats this sweet plant becomes forgetful of their purpose.