Question

A candy company sells peanut brittle and almond bark. The information for both types of candy is shown.

graph labeled Peanut Brittle with x axis labeled weight in ounces and y axis labeled cost in dollars with a line from point 0 comma 0 going through 10 comma 10

Almond Bark
Weight (ounces) 4 12 16
Cost (dollars) 5 15 20


Determine how much more one candy costs per ounce than the other candy.
Almond bark costs $0.25 more per ounce than peanut brittle.
Peanut brittle costs $0.25 more per ounce than almond bark.
Almond bark costs $0.20 more per ounce than peanut brittle.
Peanut brittle costs $0.20 more per ounce than almond bark.

Answer 1

Almond bark costs $1.25 per ounce (5/4 = 15/12 = 20/16 = 1.25), peanut brittle costs $1.00 per ounce (slope 10/10 = 1), so almond bark costs $0.25 more per ounce than peanut brittle.