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Barbara wants to buy some glittery heart-shaped beads to make friendship bracelets. The beads she wants come in a small pack with 9090 beads or a large pack with 300300 beads. The small pack costs 3.603.60 $\$, while the large pack costs 9.009.00 $\$. Which pack is the better value?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) small pack\newline(B) large pack

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Q. Barbara wants to buy some glittery heart-shaped beads to make friendship bracelets. The beads she wants come in a small pack with 9090 beads or a large pack with 300300 beads. The small pack costs 3.603.60 $\$, while the large pack costs 9.009.00 $\$. Which pack is the better value?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) small pack\newline(B) large pack
  1. Calculate cost per bead: Step 11: Calculate the cost per bead for the small pack.\newlineNumber of beads in small pack = 9090\newlineCost of small pack = $3.60\$3.60\newlineCost per bead for small pack = Cost of small pack / Number of beads in small pack\newline= $3.60\$3.60 / 9090\newline= $0.04\$0.04 per bead
  2. Compare small and large pack: Step 22: Calculate the cost per bead for the large pack.\newlineNumber of beads in large pack = 300300\newlineCost of large pack = $9.00\$9.00\newlineCost per bead for large pack = Cost of large pack / Number of beads in large pack\newline= $9.00/300\$9.00 / 300\newline= $0.03\$0.03 per bead
  3. Choose better value: Step 33: Compare the cost per bead of the small pack to the large pack.\newlineCost per bead for small pack = \$\(0\).\(04\)\(\newline\)Cost per bead for large pack = \$\(0\).\(03\)\(\newline\)Since \$\(0\).\(03\) is less than \$\(0\).\(04\), the large pack offers a better value per bead.

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