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Given the following information, determine if one of the brands is a better buy. Brand A: 14 ounces for $33. 18 Brand B: 22 ounces for $52. 80 a. Both brands cost the same per ounce. B. Brand A is the better buy. C. Brand B is the better buy. D. There is not enough information provided to determine the better buy. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D.

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The unit price of brand A per ounce is lower than the unit price of the brand B. Brand A is the better buy.

What is cost price per ounce?

The cost price per ounce is the amount of money required to buy one ounce of a brand or goods.

To find the cost price per ounce, divide the total amount of cost of the goods to the total number of goods.  

Given information-

The price rate of the brand A and B is,

Brand A: 14 ounces for $33. 18

Brand B: 22 ounces for $52. 80

To choose the better buy, we need to find the unit price of the both the brands per ounce.

As the total 14 ounce of Brand A cost $33.18. Unit price of brand A per ounce is,

[tex]C_A=\dfrac{33.18}{14}\\C_A=2.37[/tex]

Thus the unit price of brand A per ounce is $2.37.

As the total 22 ounce of Brand B cost $52.80. Unit price of brand B per ounce is,

[tex]C_B=\dfrac{52.80}{22}\\C_B=2.4[/tex]

Thus the unit price of brand B per ounce is $2.37.

The unit price of brand A is lower than the unit price of the brand B per ounce. Brand A is the better buy.

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