A. You can get 28 oz of spicy pretzels for $4.40, or you canget 16 oz of regular

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A. You can get 28 oz of spicy pretzels for $4.40, or you canget 16 oz of regular pretzels for $2.30. 1. Which is a better deal? 2. How much would 16 oz of the spicy pretzels cost, assumingthe same price per ounce? B. A 12-ounce can of COke contains 39 grams of sugar. You pour5 ounces of Coke into a glass.Give an interpretation, ifthere is one, of each of the following numbers. 1. 39/12 2. 12/39 3. 39/5 4. (5/12) X 39 5. (12-5) X 39/12 A. You can get 28 oz of spicy pretzels for $4.40, or you canget 16 oz of regular pretzels for $2.30. 1. Which is a better deal? 2. How much would 16 oz of the spicy pretzels cost, assumingthe same price per ounce? B. A 12-ounce can of COke contains 39 grams of sugar. You pour5 ounces of Coke into a glass.Give an interpretation, ifthere is one, of each of the following numbers. 1. 39/12 2. 12/39 3. 39/5 4. (5/12) X 39 5. (12-5) X 39/12

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1. ) $4.40/28 oz = $ 0.157 almost 16 centsper oz.         $2.30/16 oz.= $0.1437 less than 15 cents per oz. the regular pretzels are a slightly betterdeal 2.) 16 oz of spicy pretzels x $4.40/28 oz. = $2.514, alittle over two and 1/2 dollars B) 1. 39/12 = grams of sugar per ounce of Coke 2. 12/39 = ounces of Coke per gram of sugar 3. 39/5 does not really represent anything in thissituation 4. 5/12 x 39 represents the number of grams of sugar inthe 5 oz of Coke poured onto a plate 5. (12-5) x 39/12 represent the number of grams ofsugar in the 7 oz of Coke remaining in the can

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