Question

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Answer 1

Oh and finding the better buy.

Answer 2

Can you find the price of one oz of cereal in each case?

Answer 3

Well, can you show me how to do this??

Answer 4

That's what I'm doing.

Answer 5

Oh sorry thanks, 12? or 16?

Answer 6

You need to find the price of one oz of cereal in each case and compare them, the better price is the one with the smaller value.

Answer 7

Right, my teacher also mentioned getting more of something to for less.

Answer 8

Okay, Case1: 12 oz for $3.95 means \(\frac{3.95}{12}\approx=0.25\) for each oz.
Case2: 16 oz for $4.80 means \(\frac{4.80}{16}\approx 0.3\) for each oz.

Answer 9

Which one do you think is better?

Answer 10

Wait!

Answer 11

price over amount right? Then divide? and compare?

Answer 12

The first one \(\frac{3.95}{12} \approx 0.33\), sorry!

Answer 13

And yeah, that's how you do it.

Answer 14

Thanks! And is that the key for all of them?

Answer 15

Yeah, for any problem of this type. You need just to find the price of one unit and compare them.