Laila is laying a path down for a new driveway. The store has three types of paver stones that will work for her space. She needs to know which paver is the best price. Paver 1 costs $1.49 each, and she will need twice as many as paver 2 and half as many as paver 3. Paver 2 costs $2.50 each. Paver 3 costs $0.75. Which paver will be the best buy? Your answer should be a number.
the answer is 2
Apologies for the confusion in the previous response. I made an error in the calculation.
To determine the best buy, we need to compare the prices per unit for each type of paver.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each.
Since there is no information given about the quantity of each paver needed, we cannot directly compare the prices. Additional information is required to determine the best buy.
To determine which paver is the best buy, we need to compare the total cost for each paver.
Let's calculate the total cost for each paver:
- Paver 1: $1.49 each
- Paver 2: $2.50 each, Laila needs twice as many as paver 2.
- Paver 3: $0.75 each, Laila needs half as many as paver 3.
Now, let's calculate the total cost for each paver:
Total cost for Paver 1:
Since we don't know how many paver stones Laila needs in total, we cannot calculate the total cost for Paver 1 yet.
Total cost for Paver 2:
Let's assume Laila needs "x" number of paver stones for Paver 2.
Total cost for Paver 2 = $2.50 * x
Total cost for Paver 3:
If Laila needs half as many pavers, then she needs "0.5x" number of paver stones for Paver 3.
Total cost for Paver 3 = $0.75 * 0.5x = $0.375x
As we cannot calculate the total cost for Paver 1 yet, we need more information to determine which paver is the best buy.
To determine the best buy among the three pavers, we need to calculate the total cost of each paver based on the given information. Let's break down the details:
Paver 1:
Cost: $1.49 each
Paver 2:
Cost: $2.50 each
Paver 3:
Cost: $0.75 each
We are told that Laila needs twice as many paver 2 as paver 1, and half as many paver 3 as paver 1.
Let's assign variables to represent the quantities:
Let x = Number of paver 1
Then 2x = Number of paver 2
And x/2 = Number of paver 3
Now let's calculate the total cost for each paver:
Total cost of paver 1 = $1.49 * x
Total cost of paver 2 = $2.50 * (2x)
Total cost of paver 3 = $0.75 * (x/2)
To find the best buy, we need to compare the total costs of each paver.
Let's calculate the total cost for each paver:
Total cost of paver 1 = $1.49 * x = $1.49x
Total cost of paver 2 = $2.50 * (2x) = $5.00x
Total cost of paver 3 = $0.75 * (x/2) = $0.375x
To determine the best buy, we want to find the paver with the lowest total cost.
Comparing the total costs, we can see that the lowest cost is for paver 3, which has a total cost of $0.375x.
Therefore, paver 3 will be the best buy in terms of price.
Laila needs to compare the prices of the pavers in terms of the price per unit.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
She needs twice as many pavers as paver 2, so she will need 2 * $2.50 = $<<2*2.50=5>>5 worth of pavers.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each.
She needs half as many pavers as paver 3, so she will need 0.5 * $0.75 = $<<0.5*0.75=0.375>>0.375 worth of pavers.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each.
Therefore, the best buy would be paver 3, as it will cost less than paver 1 and paver 2.