SOLUTION: At the Gourmet Grocery Mart, a 575g can of green beans costs 39 cents and a 810g can of the same product costs 52 cents. Which is the better buy?
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Question 1107856: At the Gourmet Grocery Mart, a 575g can of green beans costs 39 cents and a 810g can of the same product costs 52 cents. Which is the better buy? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! At the Gourmet Grocery Mart, a 575g can of green beans costs 39 cents and a 810g can of the same product costs 52 cents. Which is the better buy?
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You want cost per gram, so divide each item's cost by the item's weight.
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beans:: 39/575 = 0.0678 cents per gram
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beans:: 52/810 = 0.0642 cents per gram
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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