apples are sold at 3 for $2 at busy mart. at big food, the same apples are sold at 5 for $2. kassim buys 15 apples from big foods instead of buys mart. how much does he save?
Busy Mart -- 5 * 2 = $10
Big Food -- 3 * 2 = $6
Hi how much does he save
To find out how much Kassim saves by buying from Big Foods instead of Busy Mart, we first need to determine the price per apple at both stores.
Busy Mart sells 3 apples for $2. To find the price per apple, we divide the total cost by the number of apples: $2 ÷ 3 = $0.67 per apple.
Big Food sells 5 apples for $2. To find the price per apple, we divide the total cost by the number of apples: $2 ÷ 5 = $0.40 per apple.
Now that we know the price per apple at each store, we can calculate the total cost at Big Food when Kassim buys 15 apples.
At Big Food, Kassim pays $0.40 per apple, and he buys 15 apples: $0.40 × 15 = $6.
To determine the amount saved, we need to compare the total cost at Big Food ($6) to the cost of buying the same amount of apples at Busy Mart.
At Busy Mart, Kassim would have to buy the apples in groups of 3. Since 15 is not divisible evenly by 3, we need to find the nearest multiple of 3 that is less than or equal to 15. In this case, it would be 12 (4 groups of 3 apples).
So at Busy Mart, Kassim would have to buy 12 apples in groups of 3. The price per apple is $0.67, and he buys 12 apples: $0.67 × 12 = $8.04.
Now we can calculate the amount saved by subtracting the cost at Big Food from the cost at Busy Mart: $8.04 - $6 = $2.04.
Therefore, Kassim saves $2.04 by buying 15 apples from Big Foods instead of Busy Mart.