SOLUTION: You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $2.79 a pound, which is cheaper that your usual neighborhood

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Question 1174971: You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $2.79 a pound, which is cheaper that your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $2.89 a pound. Is it worth the the extra drive? The cheaper option saves you? To the nearest cent.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Some information is missing unless you are looking for a formula.

Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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As the problem is worded,  posted and presented,  it seems to be DEFECTIVE.