I just bought a 24 pack of cinnamon flavored Trident gum for $12.67, and each packet of gum contains 18 pieces. A few weeks ago, I bought a small pack of cinnamon Tooty Fruity gum for $0.25 and it contained 9 pieces of gum. Which one is the better buy?

(Real-life situation, I found the answer earlier. Just want to see how long it takes.

Question

I just bought a 24 pack of cinnamon flavored Trident gum for $12.67, and each packet of gum contains 18 pieces. A few weeks ago, I bought a small pack of cinnamon Tooty Fruity gum for $0.25 and it contained 9 pieces of gum. Which one is the better buy?

(Real-life situation, I found the answer earlier. Just want to see how long it takes.

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Tooty Fruity? Hahha!!! I get the Minty Kind!!xD!! No offense!! Though..xD!! Give me some, btw!!

x3_drummerchick · Answer

wouldnt it be 12.67 / .25 which equals roughly 50 pieces of gum for a quarter a pack. 
18 * 24 = 432 pieces

x3_drummerchick · Answer

so the 24 pack is better

aaronq · Answer

the price in bulk is  $\dfrac{$12.67}{24*18~pieces}=$0.029328/piece\approx $0.0294/piece$

the price in smaller amounts is $\dfrac{$0.25}{8~pieces}=$0.03125/piece \approx $0.0313 /piece$

you're basically saving 2 cents per piece of gum.

aaronq · Answer

ah crap it was $\dfrac{$0.25}{9~pieces}=$0.027777 /piece \approx $0.0278/piece$

so the smaller pack of 9 pieces is cheaper by about 2 cents

dangerousjesse · Answer

The easier way to do it @aaronq 
.25$\times$2=.50
.50$\times$24=12
12 dollars for a 24 pack of 18-piece-per-packet tooty fruity
12.67 dollars for a 24 pack of 18-piece-per-packet trident

aaronq · Answer

true true, it's pretty easy either way