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

Answer 1

To determine the best buy, we need to compare the cost per paver for each type.

Paver 1 costs $1.49 each.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each.

Since Laila needs twice as many Paver 2 as Paver 1, and half as many Paver 1 as Paver 3, we can calculate the total cost for each type:

Total cost for Paver 1 = $1.49 * 2 = $2.98
Total cost for Paver 2 = $2.50 * 1 = $2.50
Total cost for Paver 3 = $0.75 * 2 = $1.50

Comparing the total costs, we find that Paver 2 has the lowest cost of $2.50. Therefore, Paver 2 is the best buy.