Question

at kings super market, clay bought 2 1/4 pounds of tomatoes for $13.50. Gabriella bought 1 1/2 pounds of tomatoes for $6.75 at the local farmer's market. WQho got the better deal

Answer 1

Gabriella got the better deal.

To do this you must find the cost per pound ($\frac{cost}{pounds}$)

Clay:

First lets make 2 $\frac{1}{4}$ into decimals to make it easier so both numbers can match in form:

2 $\frac{1}{4}$ = 2.25

cost per pound:  $\frac{13.50}{2.25}$ ---> 6

Gabriella:

Again, first lets make 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ into decimals to make it easier so both numbers can match in form:

1 $\frac{1}{2}$ = 1.5

cost per pound:  $\frac{6.75}{1.5}$ ---> 4.50

Clay paid $6 per pound of tomatoes while Gabriella only paid $4.50 per pound. This means that Gabriella had a better deal because she paid less.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Gabriella got the better deal.

Step-by-step explanation:

For each one, you divide the cost by the weight to get the price per :

$4,5 = \frac{6\frac{3}{4}}{1\frac{1}{2}} \\ \\ 6 = \frac{13\frac{1}{2}}{2\frac{1}{4}}$

Whoever paid the least amount, got the better deal, which in this case is Gabriella, who paid $4,50 for every pound of tomatoes.

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