Store A and Store B are advertising canned corn on sale. Store A’s canned corn cost per ounce is displayed in the graph.

Question

1.50 dollars for 15 ounces and 3 dollars for 30 ounces
Store B’s canned corn is represented by the equation y=0.13x . Which store has the better buy and by how much?

(1 point)
Responses

Store B has the better buy by $0.03 per ounce.
Store B has the better buy by $0.03 per ounce.

Store A has the better buy by $0.03 per ounce.
Store A has the better buy by $0.03 per ounce.

Store A has the better buy by $0.10 per ounce.
Store A has the better buy by $0.10 per ounce.

Store B has the better buy by $0.13 per ounce.

Answer 1

To determine which store offers the better buy on canned corn, we need to calculate the cost per ounce for both stores.

For Store A:

• Price: $1.50 for 15 ounces
  • Cost per ounce = \( \frac{1.50}{15} = 0.10 \) dollars per ounce
• Price: $3.00 for 30 ounces
  • Cost per ounce = \( \frac{3.00}{30} = 0.10 \) dollars per ounce

So for Store A, the cost per ounce is $0.10.

For Store B:

• The equation given is \( y = 0.13x \), where \( y \) is the cost in dollars and \( x \) is the number of ounces.
• To find the cost per ounce, we can see that \( y = 0.13 \) for each ounce.

Thus, the cost per ounce for Store B is $0.13.

Comparison:

• Store A: $0.10 per ounce
• Store B: $0.13 per ounce

Now we can determine which store has the better buy:

• Store A's price per ounce ($0.10) is lower than Store B's price per ounce ($0.13) by $0.03.

Thus, the final conclusion is: Store A has the better buy by $0.03 per ounce.