Janet is shopping for silver as an investment. At her local silver shop she is presented with two options: round coins and rectangular bars. She looks at the
prices for each.
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The silver shop will sell her round silver coins according to the equation p=
27s which shows the relationship between s, the number of ounces of silver
she buys, and p. what she will pay for the round coins.
The silver shop will sell her rectangular silver bars but they are more popular
so she has to pay a premium to acquire the rectangular bars. The equation p
= 27.5s +50 shows the relationship between s, the number of ounces of
silver she buys, and p, what she will pay for the rectangular bars.
Janet intends to buy 40 ounces of silver at the silver shop. How much money will
she save by purchasing only round coins instead of rectangular bars?
