Weight (lbs) 3.75, 10.0, 25.0, 110.0
Price ($) 1.16, 3.10, 7.75, 34.10
Based on the tables showing the price of buying different amounts of two brands of sugar, Symantec determined that sweet sugar was the better buy based on price alone. How much money per pound will sum an save if he buys the sweet sugar brand?
Duncan will save $___ per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.
To calculate how much money Duncan will save per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand, we need to compare the price per pound of the two brands.
The price of sweet sugar per pound is calculated by dividing the price ($) by the weight (lbs).
For sweet sugar:
Price per pound = (1.16 / 3.75) = $0.3093 per pound
Now we need to calculate the price per pound for the other brand of sugar.
For the other brand of sugar:
Price per pound = (3.10 / 10.0) = $0.31 per pound
Now we can compare the price per pound for the two brands.
The price per pound for sweet sugar is $0.3093 and the price per pound for the other brand is $0.31.
Therefore, Duncan will save $0.31 - $0.3093 = $0.0007 per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.
So, Duncan will save $0.0007 per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.
To find out how much money Duncan will save per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand, we need to compare the prices of sweet sugar and the other brand.
The prices of sweet sugar are as follows:
Weight (lbs) 3.75, 10.0, 25.0, 110.0
Price ($) 1.16, 3.10, 7.75, 34.10
Let's calculate the price per pound for sweet sugar:
For 3.75 lbs, the price is $1.16. So the price per pound is:
1.16 / 3.75 = $0.3093 per pound
For 10 lbs, the price is $3.10. So the price per pound is:
3.10 / 10 = $0.31 per pound
For 25 lbs, the price is $7.75. So the price per pound is:
7.75 / 25 = $0.31 per pound
For 110 lbs, the price is $34.10. So the price per pound is:
34.10 / 110 = $0.3100 per pound
Now, let's calculate the corresponding prices per pound for the other brand of sugar.
Based on the information given, the other brand has a higher price per pound than sweet sugar for all the weights. Therefore, Duncan will save $0.31 per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.
To calculate how much money per pound Duncan will save if he buys the sweet sugar brand, we need to compare the price per pound of the two brands of sugar.
First, let's find the price per pound for each brand by dividing the price ($) by the weight (lbs):
For Sweet Sugar:
Price per pound = $1.16 / 3.75 lbs ≈ $0.3093 per pound
For Sum Sugar:
Price per pound = $3.10 / 10.0 lbs ≈ $0.31 per pound
To find the savings per pound, subtract the price per pound of the sweet sugar brand from the price per pound of the sum sugar brand:
Savings per pound = Price per pound (Sum Sugar) - Price per pound (Sweet Sugar)
Savings per pound = $0.31 - $0.3093 ≈ $0.0007
Therefore, Duncan will save approximately $0.0007 per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.
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To find out how much money Duncan will save per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand, we need to compare the prices of the two brands of sugar.
The prices for each brand are as follows:
For sweet sugar:
Price ($) 1.16, 3.10, 7.75, 34.10
For the other brand:
Price ($) 3.10, 4.90, 10.30, 121.50
Now let's calculate the price per pound for each brand.
For sweet sugar:
Price per pound = Price ($) / Weight (lbs)
For the other brand:
Price per pound = Price ($) / Weight (lbs)
For example, for the first weight of 3.75 lbs, the price per pound for sweet sugar is:
Price per pound (Sweet Sugar) = 1.16 / 3.75 ≈ $0.3093 per pound
Similarly, for the same weight, the price per pound for the other brand is:
Price per pound (Other Brand) = 3.10 / 3.75 ≈ $0.8267 per pound
Now we can calculate the savings per pound:
Savings per pound = Price per pound (Other Brand) - Price per pound (Sweet Sugar)
For the first weight of 3.75 lbs, the savings per pound is:
Savings per pound = 0.8267 - 0.3093 ≈ $0.5174
Therefore, Duncan will save approximately $0.5174 per pound if he buys the sweet sugar brand.