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.(1
To determine the best buy, we need to compare the cost per paver for each type.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each.
Since Laila needs twice as many Paver 2 as Paver 1, and half as many Paver 1 as Paver 3, we can calculate the total cost for each type:
Total cost for Paver 1 = $1.49 * 2 = $2.98
Total cost for Paver 2 = $2.50 * 1 = $2.50
Total cost for Paver 3 = $0.75 * 2 = $1.50
Comparing the total costs, we find that Paver 2 has the lowest cost of $2.50. Therefore, Paver 2 is the best buy.
To determine which paver is the best buy, we can compare the prices per unit for each paver.
Paver 1 costs $1.49 each.
Paver 2 costs $2.50 each.
Paver 3 costs $0.75 each.
Since Laila needs twice as many of paver 2 as paver 1 and half as many as paver 3, we first need to find the quantity of each paver needed.
Let's assume that she needs x units of paver 1. Then she needs 2x units of paver 2 and (1/2)x units of paver 3.
Total cost for paver 1 = $1.49 * x
Total cost for paver 2 = $2.50 * 2x = $5 * x
Total cost for paver 3 = $0.75 * (1/2)x = $0.375 * x
To compare the prices, we can divide the total cost by the quantity needed.
Price per unit of paver 1 = $1.49
Price per unit of paver 2 = $5 / x
Price per unit of paver 3 = $0.375
To find the best buy, we need to find the lowest price per unit.
Comparing the prices, we see that:
- Price per unit of paver 1 is $1.49
- Price per unit of paver 2 is $5 / x
- Price per unit of paver 3 is $0.375
To find out which paver is the best buy, we need to compare the prices and choose the lowest one. Since we don't have the actual value of x, we cannot determine the best buy.
To determine which paver is the best buy, we need to compare the cost per unit for each type of paver.
Let's start by calculating the total cost for each type of paver based on the given quantity:
Paver 1: Laila needs twice as many as paver 2. Let's assume she needs 'x' of paver 2. So, she will need 2*x of paver 1.
Total cost of paver 1 = 2 * x * $1.49
Paver 2: Laila needs 'x' of paver 2.
Total cost of paver 2 = x * $2.50
Paver 3: Laila needs half as many as paver 3, so she will need 0.5*x of paver 3.
Total cost of paver 3 = 0.5 * x * $0.75
Now, we can compare the cost per unit for each paver:
Cost per unit of paver 1 = Total cost of paver 1 / Total quantity of paver 1 = (2 * x * $1.49) / (2 * x) = $1.49
Cost per unit of paver 2 = Total cost of paver 2 / Total quantity of paver 2 = (x * $2.50) / x = $2.50
Cost per unit of paver 3 = Total cost of paver 3 / Total quantity of paver 3 = (0.5 * x * $0.75) / (0.5 * x) = $0.75
Comparing the cost per unit, we can see that paver 3 has the lowest cost per unit at $0.75. Therefore, paver 3 is the best buy.
So, the best paver to buy in terms of price is paver 3, which costs $0.75.