A 16oz jar of jam costs $2.60. A 9oz jar of the same ham costs $1.48. Which one us a better value?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
A 16oz jar of jam costs $2.60. A 9oz jar of the same ham costs $1.48.
Determine which one has a better value.
Solution:
In order to determine which has a better value, we simply need to determine the unit rate of dollars per ounce. This can be done by dividing the total money by the total measurement of the jar.
= $2.60/16 oz
= $0.1625 per oz
= $1.48/9 oz
=0.1644 oz
It can be seen that the first price is much better than the second one by a small amount only, thus we can still conclude that it has a better value.
Final answer:
A 16oz jar of jam costs $2.60 has a better value.