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This table shows the price of footballs based on the quantity purchased at Store 1.

Store 1 Football Cost
Quantity ($) Cost
1 12
2 24
3 36An illustration shows a graph labeled Football Cost. The horizontal axis is labeled Quantity and ranges from 0 to 5 in increments of 1. The vertical axis is labeled Cost and ranges from 0 to 39 in increments of 3. An upward slanting line segment connects points plotted at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1 comma 9 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 18 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 27 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 4 comma 36 right parenthesis.

Two stores have their footballs on sale. Which store has the better buy? What is the cost for a football at Store 1 and Store 2?

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Store 2 has the better buy on footballs. Store 1’s football costs $24, and Store 2’s football costs $9.
Store 2 has the better buy on footballs. Store 1’s football costs $24, and Store 2’s football costs $9.

Store 1 has the better buy on footballs. Store 2’s football costs $9, and Store 1’s football costs $3.
Store 1 has the better buy on footballs. Store 2’s football costs $9, and Store 1’s football costs $3.

Store 1 has the better buy on footballs. Store 2’s football costs $12, and Store 1’s football costs $9.
Store 1 has the better buy on footballs. Store 2’s football costs $12, and Store 1’s football costs $9.

Store 2 has the better buy on footballs. Store 1’s football costs $12, and Store 2’s football costs $9.

1 answer

Based on the table you've provided for Store 1, we can analyze the cost per football for different quantities and then compare it with Store 2.

For Store 1:

  • 1 football costs $12: cost per football = $12 / 1 = $12
  • 2 footballs cost $24: cost per football = $24 / 2 = $12
  • 3 footballs cost $36: cost per football = $36 / 3 = $12

So, the cost per football at Store 1 is consistently $12.

To determine which store has the better buy, we also need to know the price at Store 2. The responses suggest Store 2's football costs either $9 or $12.

Given the information:

  • If Store 2's football costs $9, then Store 2 is the better buy, as $9 < $12.
  • If Store 2's football costs $12, then it is equal to Store 1.

Since the options suggest different costs for Store 2, but if we consider what has been previously indicated, it looks like:

Store 1 has a consistent cost of $12, and Store 2 is said to have a lower cost of $9.

Thus, based on this information:

Store 2 has the better buy on footballs. Store 1's football costs $12, and Store 2's football costs $9.