A candy store sells different types of candy by the ounce red snaps cost 25 cents per ounce and blue Tarts cost $0.30 per ounce you decide to buy 8 oz 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 A. 2.00

B. 4.40
C. 0.40
D. 2.40

1 answer

To find out how much more expensive it would be to get a bag of blue Tarts compared to red snaps, we need to calculate the total cost for each type of candy for 8 ounces.

Cost of red snaps:

  • Cost per ounce: $0.25
  • Total cost for 8 ounces: \( 8 , \text{oz} \times 0.25 , \text{dollars/oz} = 2.00 , \text{dollars} \)

Cost of blue Tarts:

  • Cost per ounce: $0.30
  • Total cost for 8 ounces: \( 8 , \text{oz} \times 0.30 , \text{dollars/oz} = 2.40 , \text{dollars} \)

Difference in cost:

  • Difference: \( 2.40 - 2.00 = 0.40 , \text{dollars} \)

So, it would be $0.40 more expensive to get a bag of blue Tarts instead of a bag of red snaps.

The correct answer is C. 0.40.