Which is a better buy — 400 g of biscuits costing $2.98, or a pack of biscuits with 400 g + 25% extra, costing $3.28?
Let A be the first pack of 400g, and B be the second pack of 400g+25%.
First, we calculate the total weight of pack B with the 25%:
400g∗25%=100g
400g+100g=500g in total
Then, we calculate the unit price (price per gram) for each pack: unitPrice=pricequantity
A). $2.98400g=$0.00745
B). $3.28500g=$0.00656
As we can clearly see, the unit price of A is greater than the unit price of B, therefore pack B is a better buy, but only by a fraction of a cent!