which Ice cream shop has the better buy? 1 pint of Ice Crean for 3.49 or 1/2 a gallon of Ice Cream for 13.85. show work
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts = 4 pints
If you buy 4 pints of ice cream you'd pay 4 * $3.49 = $13.96
To determine which ice cream shop has the better buy, we need to compare the price per volume of ice cream for each option.
1 pint is equal to 16 ounces.
1/2 gallon is equal to 64 ounces.
For the first option:
Price of 1 pint of ice cream = $3.49.
Volume of 1 pint = 16 ounces.
To find the price per ounce, we divide the price by the volume:
Price per ounce = $3.49 / 16 ounces ≈ $0.2181 per ounce.
For the second option:
Price of 1/2 gallon of ice cream = $13.85.
Volume of 1/2 gallon = 64 ounces.
To find the price per ounce, we divide the price by the volume:
Price per ounce = $13.85 / 64 ounces ≈ $0.2164 per ounce.
Comparing the two price per ounce values, we see that the second option has a lower price per ounce. Therefore, the better buy would be 1/2 gallon of ice cream for $13.85.