A candy store sells different types of candy by the ounce. Red Snaps cost $0.25 per ounce, and Blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce. You decide to buy 8 ounces of candy to share with your friends. How much more expensive would it be to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps?(1 point)

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$2.40

$0.40

$2.00

$4.40

Answer 1

The cost of 8 ounces of Red Snaps is 8 * $0.25 = $<<8*0.25=2>>2.
The cost of 8 ounces of Blue Tarts is 8 * $0.30 = $<<8*0.30=2.40>>2.40.
Thus, it would be $2.40 - $2 = $<<2.40-2=0.40>>0.40 more expensive to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps. Answer: \boxed{0.40}.