Asked by Rosedala

Whichh is cheaper of the 2 following boxes?:

One liter (1000 ml) per bottle, 12 in a box: $60 per box

OR:

Three quarter (750 ml) liter per bottle, 12 in a box: $40 per box

thank you so very much!
Answered by Ms. Sue
1,000 ml * 12 = ?
Divide 60 by the above number to get the cost per ml.

750 ml * 12 = ?
Divide 40 by the above number to get the cost per ml.

Answered by Rosedala
I'm sorry Ms. Sue, but I'm an arithmetic-challenged adult and my face is quite red:

I divided 60 by 1000 and got 0.06
Did the same with 40 and got 0.0533

How do I know which is cheaper since the 2nd one has less content (only 3/4 of liter as opposed to one full liter?

Please forgive my taking your time again, and thanks so very much! :o)


Answered by Ms. Sue
1000 * 12 is not 1000

1000 * 12 = 12,000
60/12,000 = $0.005 per ml.

The way to compare these is to find the cost per ml.

What is the cost per ml for the other box?

Answered by Rosedala
Thank Ms. Sue!

I multiplied 750 x 12 = 9000
I divided 9000 by 12 = 0.00666

So...the smaller bottles are then more expensive despite the fact that the price tag is lower.

Thanks again a lot! :-)
Answered by Ms. Sue
Why did you divide 9,000 by 12?

You need to divide 9,000 ml by the total cost.

Answered by Rosedala
Oh I'm sorry (I'll never get this into my cerebrum!)...

The lower price tag is indeed cheaper. This time I got 0.00444. This makes it one tenth of a cent cheaper?

I'll write this little formula for my future purchases. Thank you so much!
Answered by Rachael
1 litre per bottle