SOLUTION: If a 64-oz bottle of soda sells for a retail price of $1.29, what should the price be for a 2-liter bottle (nearest cent)?

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Question 1168579: If a 64-oz bottle of soda sells for a retail price of $1.29, what should the price be for a 2-liter bottle (nearest cent)?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is not the best kind of application since unit price goes down with increasing net contents in the package. Very small for your example.

Your exercise likely expects a proportion.
Note also, 1 liters is 33.814 fluid ounces.
Two liters is 67.63 fluid ounces.


Find p.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no way to know, unless it's specified that the cost is directly related to the amount of soda.
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Usually, larger volumes cost less per unit volume than smaller volumes.
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Waste of time.

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