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)
Paver
1 will be the best buy
wrong
Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's re-evaluate the options.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each and Laila needs twice as many as Paver 2.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each and Laila needs half as many as Paver 3.
To determine the best buy, we need to calculate the total cost of each option based on the quantities needed.
Let's assume Laila needs 1 unit of Paver 2.
Quantity of Paver 1 needed = 2 * Quantity of Paver 2 = 2 * 1 = 2
Cost of Paver 1 = 2 * $1.49 = $2.98
Quantity of Paver 3 needed = 0.5 * Quantity of Paver 2 = 0.5 * 1 = 0.5
Cost of Paver 3 = 0.5 * $0.75 = $0.375
Comparing the total costs:
- Paver 2: $2.50
- Paver 1: $2.98
- Paver 3: $0.375
Therefore, Paver 3 will be the best buy in terms of price, with a cost of $0.375.
To determine which paver is the best buy in terms of price, we need to calculate the total cost for each paver based on the quantity Laila needs and the cost per unit.
Let's start with paver 1:
Since she needs twice as many paver 2 as paver 1, we can calculate the quantity of paver 1 she needs by dividing the quantity of paver 2 by 2.
Let's assume Laila needs "x" number of paver 2.
So the quantity of paver 1 she needs is x / 2.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for paver 1:
Total cost of paver 1 = (Quantity of paver 1) * (Cost per unit of paver 1)
Total cost of paver 1 = (x / 2) * $1.49
Moving on to paver 2:
We already know the quantity of paver 2 is "x".
So the total cost for paver 2 is:
Total cost of paver 2 = (Quantity of paver 2) * (Cost per unit of paver 2)
Total cost of paver 2 = x * $2.50
Finally, let's consider paver 3:
Since Laila needs half as many paver 3 as paver 1, the quantity of paver 3 she needs is (x / 2).
The total cost for paver 3 is:
Total cost of paver 3 = (Quantity of paver 3) * (Cost per unit of paver 3)
Total cost of paver 3 = (x / 2) * $0.75
Now, we have the total costs for each paver. To determine the best buy, we compare the total costs.
Total cost of paver 1 = (x / 2) * $1.49
Total cost of paver 2 = x * $2.50
Total cost of paver 3 = (x / 2) * $0.75
Since we don't have the value of "x" or any other specific information, we cannot calculate the exact total costs for each paver and hence cannot determine which is the best buy.
If you have the number of pavers Laila needs (value of "x"), I can help you calculate the best buy.