Question

Help please?

Which is the better deal?

Answer 1

\[\frac{ $3.25 }{ 22.02 } or \frac{ $4.39 }{29.02 }\]

Answer 2

\[\frac{ $16.99 }{ 1 dozen roses } or \frac{ $26.00 }{1 and 1/2 dozenroses}\]

Answer 3

Any ideas?

Answer 4

For the one I was thinking, the $4.39 and the second one the dozen of roses

Answer 5

How did you make that comparison?

Answer 6

well, since it's money I gather you are paying for it, so the better deal for a buyer is the cheaper one, or lower quotient

that'd be a bad deal for a seller btw, the better deal for a seller is the higher quotient

Answer 7

okay..

Answer 8

I mean, if you're selling flowers, surely you'd want to get some profit, is not like you're getting the flowers for $1 and selling them for 25c

Answer 9

so, the first one for each

Answer 10

if you're the buyer, it'd be the lower quotient

Answer 11

Think about the units of the quotient...what are they?

Answer 12

OKay.

Answer 13

dollars/item right?

Answer 14

item = one item

Answer 15

yeahh

Answer 16

now the comparison is easy, right?

Answer 17

yes..

Answer 18

Cost = number of items * price per item

Answer 19

C=np