Question

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

$2.40
$2.40

$4.40
$4.40

$2.00
$2.00

$0.40

Answer 1

To find out how much more expensive a bag of Blue Tarts is compared to a bag of Red Snaps, we first need to calculate the total cost for each type of candy when purchasing 8 ounces.

1. **Cost of Red Snaps**:
\[
\text{Cost}_{\text{Red Snaps}} = 8 \, \text{ounces} \times \$0.25/\text{ounce} = 2.00
\]

2. **Cost of Blue Tarts**:
\[
\text{Cost}_{\text{Blue Tarts}} = 8 \, \text{ounces} \times \$0.30/\text{ounce} = 2.40
\]

3. **Difference in cost**:
\[
\text{Difference} = \text{Cost}_{\text{Blue Tarts}} - \text{Cost}_{\text{Red Snaps}} = 2.40 - 2.00 = 0.40
\]

Thus, 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**.