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)
Responses
$2.40
$2.40
$0.40
$0.40
$4.40
$4.40
$2.00
To calculate the cost difference, we need to determine the price for each bag of candy.
Red Snaps cost $0.25 per ounce, so 8 ounces of Red Snaps will cost:
$0.25/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.00
Blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce, so 8 ounces of Blue Tarts will cost:
$0.30/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.40
Therefore, it would be $2.40 - $2.00 = $0.40 more expensive to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps.
so whats the answer?
The answer is:
$0.40
To answer this question, we need to calculate the cost of 8 ounces of each type of candy and find the difference in cost.
First, let's calculate the cost of 8 ounces of Red Snaps:
Red Snaps cost $0.25 per ounce, so to find the cost of 8 ounces, we multiply $0.25 by 8:
Cost of Red Snaps = $0.25/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.00
Next, let's calculate the cost of 8 ounces of Blue Tarts:
Blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce, so to find the cost of 8 ounces, we multiply $0.30 by 8:
Cost of Blue Tarts = $0.30/ounce * 8 ounces = $2.40
Now, to find how much more expensive it would be to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of Red Snaps, we subtract the cost of Red Snaps from the cost of Blue Tarts:
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.