Question

Find each unit price. Which is the better buy? Explain.

Electrical wire:

$1.49 for 3 ft.

$.69 for 18 in.

Answers

Steve
divide cost/quantity

$1.49/3ft = $0.4967/ft

and similarly for the other one. Then compare
bobpursley
depends on how much wire you need.
one is almost 50cents per foot, the other is almost 46 cents per foot.
Agal
How did you get 46?
Ms. Sue
0.69 / 1.5 = 0.46
Answer Genius
1.49/3 = x/1
cross multiply
3x = 1.49
x = 1.49/3
x = 0.496 (rounds to 50 cents per foot)

.69/18 = x/1
cross multiply
18x = .69
x = .69/18
x = .038 per inch
12 inches in a foot
x = .038(12) = 0.456 (rounds to 46 cents per foot)
blurryface
1.49/3 = 0.50 per foot
0.69/1.5 = 0.46 per foot

.69 is the better buy
1purpleturtleperday
Thanks blurryface! That really helped! :D
Sophia
Thank you that did help.
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stencil
Yes that was helpful blurryface, thank you.
nunya
How did y’all get 1.5??
Uhh
its inches so that means that 1.49 is the better one
☆Alexa☆
what does the slash mean? multiply or divide?
💖boo💖
Divide. If their was a semicolon ( • ) it would mean multiply. But in math these symbols mean divide, /, ÷,
blue face
whats going on i dont get in :((((
OGWoofles
... ok so like... where the h--- is the 1.5 coming from?! Im so confused--

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penguin
@OGWoofles 18 inches is 1.5 ft. That is where the 1.5 comes from :)
👤 Ms. Sue
1.49/3 = 0.50 per foot
0.69/1.5 = 0.46 per foot

.69 is the better buy

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Mr. Eric
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Find each unit price. Which is the better buy? Explain.

Electrical wire: $1.49 for 3 ft.
$.69 for 18 in
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Is your name blurryface and do you care what I think?
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