Question

A store has two different sizes of ice cream. The smaller container $3.87 for 48 ounces. The larger container costs $6.42 for 128 Ounces. Which icer cream cost less per ounce?


Explain your answer using words and/or numbers.

Answer 1

Answer:

$in \: first \: container \\ cost \: of \: 48 \: ounces = 3.87 \\ cost \: of \: 1 \: ounces = \frac{3.81}{48} = 0.079375$

$in \: second \: container \\cost \: of \: 128\: ounces = 6.42 \\ cost \: of \: 1 \: ounces = \frac{6.42}{128} = 0.05015625$

$second \: container \: cost \: less \: per \: ounces$