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16 September, 21:05

Lupita brought seven pounds of pretzels at a local wholesaler for 16.80 her friend Charles about 5 pounds of pretzels at the supermarket 12.75 Charles thinks he got a better deal because 12.75 is less than 16.80 of Charles's reasoning correct explain why or why not

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  1. 17 September, 00:25
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    Lupita brought seven pounds of pretzels at a local wholesaler for 16.80. This means that the rate at which she bought one pound of pretzel at the local wholesaler would be

    16.80 / 7 = $2.4 per pounds of pretzels

    Her friend, Charles about 5 pounds of pretzels at the supermarket 12.75. This means that the rate at which Charles bought one pound of pretzel at the supermarket would be

    12.75 / 5 = $2.55 per pounds of pretzels

    Charles's reasoning is wrong because the rate at which he bought one pound of pretzel is higher than that of Lupita's
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