Laila is laying a path down for a new driveway. The store has three types of paver stones that will work for her space. She needs to know which paver is the best price. Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she will need twice as many as paver 2 and half as many as paver 3. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each. Paver 3 costs $0.75. Which paver will be the best buy? Your answer should be a number.(1 point)

Question

Laila is laying a path down for a new driveway. The store has three types of paver stones that will work for her space. She needs to know which paver is the best price. Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she will need twice as many as paver 2 and half as many as paver 3. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each. Paver 3 costs $0.75. Which paver will be the best buy? Your answer should be a number.(1 point)

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Answer 1

To determine which paver is the best buy, we need to calculate the total cost of each paver given the quantity needed.

Given the information, paver 1 costs $1.49 each, which means Laila will need twice as many as paver 2. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and paver 3 costs $0.75 each, where Laila will need half as many as paver 3.

Let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:

For paver 1:
Number of paver 1 = 2 * (quantity of paver 2)
Total cost of paver 1 = $1.49 * (2 * quantity of paver 2) = $2.98 * quantity of paver 2

For paver 2:
Number of paver 2 = quantity of paver 2
Total cost of paver 2 = $2.50 * quantity of paver 2

For paver 3:
Number of paver 3 = 0.5 * (quantity of paver 2)
Total cost of paver 3 = $0.75 * (0.5 * quantity of paver 2) = $0.375 * quantity of paver 2

Now, we can compare the total costs for each paver type to find the best buy.

In this case, we need the actual quantity of paver 2 to determine the best buy. Since the quantity is not provided in the question, we cannot determine the best buy without that information.

To find the best buy, we need the quantity of paver 2. Once we have that information, we can calculate the total cost for each paver type using the formulas mentioned above, and compare the costs to determine the paver with the best price.

Answer 2

its paver 2

Answer 3

To determine which paver is the best buy, we need to compare the prices of each paver based on the quantity required.

Let's calculate the quantities first:
- Laila needs twice as many pavers as paver 2, so she will need 2 * paver 2
- Laila needs half as many pavers as paver 3, so she will need 0.5 * paver 3

Now let's calculate the total cost for each paver:
- Paver 1: Cost per paver * quantity needed = $1.49 * (2 * paver 2) * (0.5 * paver 3)
- Paver 2: Cost per paver * quantity needed = $2.50 * paver 2
- Paver 3: Cost per paver * quantity needed = $0.75 * paver 3

Compare the total costs of each paver to determine the best buy.

Answer 4

To find the best buy, we need to compare the price per unit of each paver.

Let's calculate the number of paver stones needed for each type:

Paver 2: x
Paver 1: 2x
Paver 3: x/2

Now, let's calculate the price per unit for each paver:

Paver 1: $1.49/2x = $0.745/x
Paver 2: $2.50/x
Paver 3: $0.75/(x/2) = $1.50/x

To find the best buy, we need to find the paver with the lowest price per unit.

Comparing the three prices per unit, we can see that Paver 1 has the lowest price per unit at $0.745/x.

So, the best buy is Paver 1.