Question

one bottle of aspirin holds 50 tablets, each containing 250 mg of aspirin and sells for $1.95. Another bottle holds 100 tablets, each containing 200 mg of aspirin and sells for $3.75. For each bottle, calculate the value in milligrams of of aspirin per dollar. which bottle is the better bargain?

Answer 1

lol

Answer 2

for the first bottle you are paying roughly $.016 per mg in the second you are paying roughly $.019 per mg. clearly the first is the better deal