SOLUTION: suppose your supermarket offers the following products at the given prices. find the more economical purchase sutter home pasta sauce,25.5 ounces for 3.29, or muir glen organic

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Question 166328: suppose your supermarket offers the following products at the given prices. find the more economical purchase
sutter home pasta sauce,25.5 ounces for 3.29, or muir glen organic pasta sauce for 26 ouces for 3.79

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Calculate the cost per ounce for each.
The more economical one will have a lower cost per ounce.
Sutter:

Sutter costs 12.9 cents per ounce.
Muir Glen:

Muir Glen costs 14.6 cents per ounce.
If the tastes are similar, Sutter would be the more economical choice.

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