Question

Rose spent $2.00 for

20 pieces of gum. Joe spent
$1.50 for 10 pieces of gum.
Who got the better deal?
Explain your answer.

Answer 1

To figure out who got the better deal we need to find the unit rate of one piece of gum.

Rose:

2.00 / 20 = 0.10

Joe:

1.50 / 10 = 0.15


Final answer:

Looking at our answers we can say that Rose got the better deal because she is paying 10 cents per piece of gum.

Answer 2

Answer: Rose got the better deal!

Explanation:

Rose got the better deal, she only spent .10 cents for every piece, while joe spent .15 cents and only got 10 pieces.