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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)
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$0.40
$0.40

$2.00
$2.00

$2.40
$2.40

$4.40

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

  1. Cost of Red Snaps:

    • Price per ounce: $0.25
    • Total cost for 8 ounces: \( 8 \times 0.25 = 2.00 \)

  2. Cost of Blue Tarts:

    • Price per ounce: $0.30
    • Total cost for 8 ounces: \( 8 \times 0.30 = 2.40 \)

  3. Difference in cost:

    • Difference = Cost of Blue Tarts - Cost of Red Snaps
    • Difference = \( 2.40 - 2.00 = 0.40 \)

So, 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.