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, and she will need half as many as paver 3. Paver 3 costs $3.99 each.
To determine the best price, we need to calculate the total cost of each type of paver.
Let's assume Laila needs x number of paver 3.
Therefore, she will need 2x paver 1 and 0.5x paver 3.
The total cost of paver 1 = 2x * $1.49 = $2.98x
The total cost of paver 2 = 0.5x * $2.50 = $1.25x
The total cost of paver 3 = x * $3.99 = $3.99x
Now, we can compare the costs to find the best price.
If we compare paver 1 and paver 2:
$2.98x vs $1.25x
Since $1.25x is less than $2.98x, paver 2 is the better price.
If we compare paver 2 and paver 3:
$1.25x vs $3.99x
Since $1.25x is less than $3.99x, paver 2 is also the better price.
Therefore, paver 2 is the best price for Laila.