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A candy store sells different types of candy by the ounce. Red Snaps cost $0.25 per ounce, and Blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce. You decide to buy 8 ounces of candy to share with your friends. How much more expensive would it be to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps?(1 point)
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$4.40
$4.40
$2.00
$2.00
$2.40
$2.40
$0.40
To determine how much more expensive it would be to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps, we can calculate the cost difference per ounce and then multiply it by the total number of ounces.
The cost of Red Snaps per ounce is $0.25 and the cost of Blue Tarts per ounce is $0.30.
The cost difference per ounce would be $0.30 - $0.25 = $0.05.
Thus, the total cost difference for 8 ounces would be $0.05 * 8 = $0.40.
Therefore, the correct answer is $0.40.
To answer this question, we need to calculate the cost of 8 ounces of Red Snaps and the cost of 8 ounces of Blue Tarts. Then, we can find the difference between the two to determine how much more expensive the Blue Tarts are.
Let's start by calculating the cost of 8 ounces of Red Snaps. We know that Red Snaps cost $0.25 per ounce, so we can multiply the cost per ounce by the number of ounces:
Cost of 8 ounces of Red Snaps = $0.25/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.00
Next, let's calculate the cost of 8 ounces of Blue Tarts. We know that Blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce, so we can multiply the cost per ounce by the number of ounces:
Cost of 8 ounces of Blue Tarts = $0.30/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.40
Finally, we can find the difference between the two costs to determine how much more expensive the Blue Tarts are:
Difference in cost = Cost of Blue Tarts - Cost of Red Snaps
Difference in cost = $2.40 - $2.00 = $0.40
Therefore, it would be $0.40 more expensive to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps.
The correct answer is $0.40.