Question

2. You are trying to determine which box of Honey Nut Cheerios to buy, The Family Size box weighs
19.5 oz. and costs $3.64, while the MEGA size box weighs 29.4 oz. and costs $4.98. Which size is
the better value?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mega Size

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Family Size

$Weight = 19.5\ oz$

$Cost = \ 3.64$

Mega Size

$Weight = 29.4\ oz$

$Cost = \ 4.98$

Required

Determine which has a better value

First, we calculate the unit rate of both.

$Unit\ Rate = \frac{Cost}{Weight}$

For the family size:

$Unit\ Rate = \frac{\ 3.64}{19.5\ 0z}$

$Unit\ Rate = \ 0.187\ per\ 0z$

For the mega size:

$Unit\ Rate = \frac{\ 4.98}{29.4\ 0z}$

$Unit\ Rate = \ 0.169\ per\ 0z}$

By comparing the unit rates, the mega size has a better value because it costs cheaper per unit rate