The wholesale club sells a large box of crackers with 12 reams of crackers for $9.89. Your local store’s box of crackers has 4 reams for $4.29. How much do you save by buying the 12 reams from the wholesale club?

Answer 1

First, let's calculate the cost per ream of crackers at the wholesale club.
$9.89 for 12 reams of crackers means each ream costs $9.89 / 12 = $0.825.

Next, let's calculate the cost per ream of crackers at the local store.
$4.29 for 4 reams of crackers means each ream costs $4.29 / 4 = $1.0725.

Now, let's calculate how much you save by buying 12 reams from the wholesale club instead of the local store.
You save $1.0725 - $0.825 = $0.2475 per ream.
Therefore, you save $0.2475 x 12 = $2.97 by buying the 12 reams from the wholesale club instead of the local store.