Answer:
The dollar per ounce for bread is $0.058 .
The dollar per ounce of bread is $0.055 .
b is the best buy .
Step-by-step explanation:
First part
As given
Bread, 1 lb. loaf for 96¢ would .
As
1 dollar = 100 cent
[tex]1\ cent = \frac{1}{100}\ dollar[/tex]
Now convert 96¢ into dollars .
[tex]96\ cent = \frac{96}{100}\ dollar[/tex]
= $0.96
As 1 pound = 16 ounce
Thus
Bread 16 ounce loaf for $0.96 .
[tex]Dollar\ per\ ounce = \frac{Total\ amount\ of\ dollar}{Total\ ounce\ of\ loaf}[/tex]
[tex]Dollar\ per\ ounce = \frac{0.96}{16}[/tex]
[tex]Dollar\ per\ ounce = \$ 0.058[/tex]
Therefore the dollar per ounce for bread is $0.058 .
Second part
Bread, 2 lb. loaf for $1.75
As 1 pound = 16 ounce
2 pound = 2 × 16 ounce
= 32 ounce
[tex]Dollar\ per\ ounce = \frac{Total\ amount\ of\ dollar}{Total\ ounce\ of\ loaf}[/tex]
[tex]Dollar\ per\ ounce = \frac{1.75}{32}[/tex]
Dollar per ounce = $ 0.055
Therefore dollar per ounce of bread is $0.055 .
Third part
As dollar per ounce for Bread, 2 lb. loaf for $1.75 is less as compared to Bread 1 lb. loaf for 96¢ .
Therefore b is the best buy .
