To determine which paver is the best buy, we need to calculate the total cost for each type of paver.
- Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she will need twice as many as paver 2: So, the total cost for paver 1 will be 2 * $1.49 = $2.98.
- Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
- Paver 3 costs $0.75, and she will need half as many as paver 3: So, the total cost for paver 3 will be (1/2) * $0.75 = $0.375 = $0.38 (rounded to the nearest cent).
Comparing the total costs, the best buy will be paver 3, which costs $0.38.
Laila is laying a path down for a new driveway. The store has three types of paver stones that will work for her space. She needs to know which paver is the best price. Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she will need twice as many as paver 2 and half as many as paver 3. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each. Paver 3 costs $0.75. Which paver will be the best buy? Your answer should be a number.(1 point) Paver
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Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's calculate the total cost for each type of paver:
- Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila needs twice as many as paver 2. So, let's say she needs 2 units of paver 2. Therefore, she would need 2 * $1.49 = $2.98 worth of paver 1.
- Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and Laila needs 2 units of paver 2. So, the total cost for paver 2 would be 2 * $2.50 = $5.00.
- Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila needs half as many as paver 3. So, let's say she needs 0.5 units of paver 3. Therefore, she would need 0.5 * $0.75 = $0.375 worth of paver 3.
Comparing the total costs, we find that the total cost for paver 1 is $2.98, for paver 2 is $5.00, and for paver 3 is $0.375.
Therefore, the best buy would be paver 3, which costs $0.375.
- Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila needs twice as many as paver 2. So, let's say she needs 2 units of paver 2. Therefore, she would need 2 * $1.49 = $2.98 worth of paver 1.
- Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and Laila needs 2 units of paver 2. So, the total cost for paver 2 would be 2 * $2.50 = $5.00.
- Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila needs half as many as paver 3. So, let's say she needs 0.5 units of paver 3. Therefore, she would need 0.5 * $0.75 = $0.375 worth of paver 3.
Comparing the total costs, we find that the total cost for paver 1 is $2.98, for paver 2 is $5.00, and for paver 3 is $0.375.
Therefore, the best buy would be paver 3, which costs $0.375.
no, the answer was pave 2
Apologies, it seems I made another error in my response. Let's recalculate the total cost for each type of paver:
- Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila needs twice as many as paver 2. So, if she needs x units of paver 2, she would need 2x units of paver 1. Therefore, the total cost for paver 1 would be 1.49 * (2x) = 2.98x.
- Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and she needs x units. Therefore, the total cost for paver 2 would be 2.5 * x = 2.5x.
- Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila needs half as many as paver 1. So, she would need (2x) / 2 = x/2 units of paver 3. Therefore, the total cost for paver 3 would be 0.75 * (x/2) = 0.375x.
Now let's compare the total costs:
- Total cost of paver 1: 2.98x
- Total cost of paver 2: 2.5x
- Total cost of paver 3: 0.375x
To find the paver that is the best buy, we need to find the paver with the lowest total cost.
Comparing the costs, we can see that the total cost of paver 3 (0.375x) is significantly lower than the total costs of paver 1 (2.98x) and paver 2 (2.5x).
Therefore, the best buy would be paver 3, which costs $0.375 each.
- Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and Laila needs twice as many as paver 2. So, if she needs x units of paver 2, she would need 2x units of paver 1. Therefore, the total cost for paver 1 would be 1.49 * (2x) = 2.98x.
- Paver 2 costs $2.50 each, and she needs x units. Therefore, the total cost for paver 2 would be 2.5 * x = 2.5x.
- Paver 3 costs $0.75 each, and Laila needs half as many as paver 1. So, she would need (2x) / 2 = x/2 units of paver 3. Therefore, the total cost for paver 3 would be 0.75 * (x/2) = 0.375x.
Now let's compare the total costs:
- Total cost of paver 1: 2.98x
- Total cost of paver 2: 2.5x
- Total cost of paver 3: 0.375x
To find the paver that is the best buy, we need to find the paver with the lowest total cost.
Comparing the costs, we can see that the total cost of paver 3 (0.375x) is significantly lower than the total costs of paver 1 (2.98x) and paver 2 (2.5x).
Therefore, the best buy would be paver 3, which costs $0.375 each.
just shut up and go away
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