Question

Plants are sold in three different sizes of tray. A small tray of 30 plants costs £6.50. A medium tray of 40 plants costs £8.95. A large tray of 50 plants costs £10.99. Kaz wants to buy the tray of plants that is the best value for money. Which size of tray of plants should she buy? You must show all your working out.

Answer 1

Answer:

Due to the lower cost per plant, she should buy the small tray of plants.

Step-by-step explanation:

Finding the best value for money:

To find the best value for money, we find the price of each plant, dividing the cost by the number of plants.

Small tray:

30 plants costs 6.50.

6.50/30 = 0.2167

Each plant costs £0.2167

Medium tray:

40 plants costs 8.95.

8.95/40 = 0.22375

Each plant costs £0.22375

Large tray:

50 plants costs 10.99

10.99/50 = 0.2198

Each plant costs £0.2198

Due to the lower cost per plant, she should buy the small tray of plants.