Question

louis found two bakeries to provide bagels for his sub shop the first bakery offers 350 bagels for $168.00 and the second bakery offers 475 bagels $209. how much will louis pay for 800 bagels if he buys from the bakery with the lower price

Answer 1

To determine how much Louis will pay for 800 bagels from the bakery with the lower price, we first need to calculate the cost per bagel at each bakery.

**Bakery 1:**
- 350 bagels for $168.00
- Cost per bagel = \( \frac{168.00}{350} = 0.48 \) (approximately)

**Bakery 2:**
- 475 bagels for $209.00
- Cost per bagel = \( \frac{209.00}{475} \approx 0.440 \) (approximately)

Now that we have the cost per bagel for both bakeries:
- Bakery 1: $0.48 per bagel
- Bakery 2: $0.440 per bagel

Bakery 2 has the lower price per bagel.

Now, we calculate the total cost for 800 bagels from Bakery 2:
- Total cost = \( 800 \times 0.440 = 352.00 \)

So, if Louis buys from the bakery with the lower price, he will pay **$352.00** for 800 bagels.