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A certain brand of soap powder is sold in boxes that contain
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23 Dec 2020, 05:39
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A certain brand of soap powder is sold in boxes that contain either 8.0 pounds priced at $2.24 per box or 10.5 pounds priced at $3.00 per box. (1 pound = 16 ounces)
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The price per ounce of the soap powder in the 8.0-pound box |
The price per ounce of the soap powder in the 10.5-pound box |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Re: A certain brand of soap powder is sold in boxes that contain
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31 Dec 2020, 20:21
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A certain brand of soap powder is sold in boxes that contain either 8.0 pounds priced at $2.24 per box or 10.5 pounds priced at $3.00 per box. (1 pound = 16 ounces)
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The price per ounce of the soap powder in the 8.0-pound box |
The price per ounce of the soap powder in the 10.5-pound box |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Conversion of 8 pounds into ounces will be 8*16 = 128 and 10.5 pounds into ounces will be 10.5*16 = 168.
Option A: 2.24/128 --> 224/12800 --> 7/400 --> 0.0175.
Option B: 3/168 --> 1/56 --> 0.0179.
Hence the correct answer will be option B.
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