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5. A cook needs 10 pounds of flour. He wants to spend the least amount of money. A 2-
pound bag costs $1.59 and a 5-pound bag costs $2.89, which should he buy in order to spend
less money? *

Answer 1

He should buy two of the 5-pound bag.

Explanation:

The cook needs 10 pounds of flour.

He wants to spend the least amount of money.

First option is a 5-pound bag for $2.89 each.

He can get 2 of the 5-pound bag which equals 10 pounds of flour for 2 x $2.89 = $5.78

Second option is a 2-pound bag for $1.59 each.

He can get 5 of the 2-pound bag which equals 10 pounds of flour for 5 x $1.59 = $7.95.

Second option is $2.17 costlier than the first option.

So, he should go for 2 of the 5-pound bag in order to spend the least amount of money while shopping for 10 pounds of flour.