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)

Responses

$4.40
$4.40

$0.40
$0.40

$2.40
$2.40

$2.00

1 answer

To find out how much more expensive it is to buy Blue Tarts compared to Red Snaps, we first need to calculate the total cost for each type of candy.

  1. Cost of Red Snaps:

    • Price per ounce: $0.25
    • Amount bought: 8 ounces
    • Total cost for Red Snaps = 8 ounces × $0.25/ounce = $2.00
  2. Cost of Blue Tarts:

    • Price per ounce: $0.30
    • Amount bought: 8 ounces
    • Total cost for Blue Tarts = 8 ounces × $0.30/ounce = $2.40
  3. Difference in cost:

    • Difference = Total cost of Blue Tarts - Total cost of Red Snaps
    • Difference = $2.40 - $2.00 = $0.40

Therefore, it would be $0.40 more expensive to get a bag of Blue Tarts instead of a bag of Red Snaps.

The correct response is $0.40.