Jen makes beaded jewelry to sell at art fairs. The price of the bags she can buy are shown below. Jen does not want to use beads that cost more than $1 each. Bag A. 100 $18.25, Bag B. 10 $15.50, Bag C. $12.00. Which bag of beads should Jen buy? Write equations to justify your reasoning

Answer 1

Jen should choose Bag B, which costs $15.50 for 10 beads.

To justify this choice with an equation, we can compare the cost per bead for each bag.

For Bag A:
Cost per bead = $18.25 / 100 beads
Cost per bead = $0.1825

For Bag B:
Cost per bead = $15.50 / 10 beads
Cost per bead = $1.55

For Bag C:
Cost per bead = $12.00 / 1 bead
Cost per bead = $12.00

Since Jen does not want to use beads that cost more than $1 each, she should choose Bag B, as it has a cost per bead of $1.55.