Salma needs to buy plastic spoons. Brand A has a box of 42 spoons for 2.37 . Brand B has a box of 72, spoons for 3.57. Find the unit price for each brand. Then state which brand is the better buy based on the unit price.Round your answers to the nearest cent.
To find the unit price for each brand, we need to divide the price by the number of spoons in each box.
For Brand A:
Unit price = 2.37 / 42 = $0.0564
For Brand B:
Unit price = 3.57 / 72 = $0.0496
Based on the unit price, Brand B is the better buy as it has a lower unit price of $0.0496, compared to Brand A's unit price of $0.0564.