document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364011>Question 364011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two spherical cantaloupes of the same kind are sold at a fruit and vegetable stand. The circumference of one is 60 cm and that of the other os 50 cm. The larger melon is 1.5 times as expensive as the smaller. Which mellon is the better buy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259611 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259611\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 60 = 1.2 * 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circumference is a linear function of the radius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume increases as the cube of the radius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 1.2 times the circumference = 1.2^3 times the volume<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2^3 = 1.728<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the larger melon is 1.728 times the smaller.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It costs 1.5 times as much, so it's cheaper per unit volume.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much more is seeds and rind is not stated, tho, and \"better\" is not a well defined parameter.<BR>\n" );
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