document.write( "Question 1054486: A bag of baseballs costs $12. There are 15 balls in the bag. Another bag of baseballs costs $15 for 20 balls. Which bag prices individual baseballs lower? \n" ); document.write( "

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Find the unit price of each bag.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%5B1%5D=12%2F15=4%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%5B2%5D=15%2F20=3%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Convert to a common denominator,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%5B1%5D=%284%2F5%29%284%2F4%29=16%2F20\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"U%5B2%5D=%283%2F4%29%285%2F5%29=15%2F20\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So the second bag has lower unit pricing.
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