Question

You can buy 1/2 pound of Red Delicious apples for $0.65, OR you can buy 2/3 pound of Honeycrisp apples for $1.70.

What is the cost of one pound of Red Delicious apples?

What is the cost of one pound of Honeycrisp apples?

Which is the
better deal?

Answer 1

Red Delicious: $1.30/lb

Honeycrisp: $2.55/lb

Red delicious is the better deal.

Explanation:

Red Delicious:

($0.65)/(1/2 lb) = $1.30/lb

Honeycrisp:

($1.70)/(2/3 lb) = $2.55/lb

Red delicious is the better deal.