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At a discount store, fruit drinks average $1.08 less per gallon than at a supermarket. A family of four people purchases all of its fruit drinks at the discount store. Use the graph to estimate the annual savings. (See Example 5 and Example 6.)
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So, on fruit drinks alone, the family is saving about $55.73 by shopping at the discount store. You can see that by doing all of their grocery shopping at the discount store, the family would save several hundred dollars each year.
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At a discount store, ground coffee averages $0.10 less per ounce than at a supermarket. Four college roommates purchase all their ground coffee at the discount store. Use the graph to estimate the annual savings. (7.68 ounces of ground coffee make 1 gallon of coffee.) (See Example 5 and Example 6.)
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When posting a comment, you agree to our Terms of Use.Showing 3 commentsGuest 4 years ago |MATH4 0Cody (moderator)1 decade ago |I'm not quite sure what you mean. Could you please explain your concerns and I will be happy to help answer any questions you might have.
Thank you.0 3Guest 1 decade ago |i dont beleive this gives you enough TRUE information to solve this4 2 -
At a supermarket, a 24-pack of 16.9-fluid-ounce bottles of water costs $4.99.
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At a discount store, a 35-pack of 16.9-fluid-ounce bottles of water costs $4.49. Suppose you buy all your bottled water at the discount store instead of at the supermarket. How much will you save per year?
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Your tap water rate is $2.62 per 1000 gallons of water. Suppose you use tap water instead of buying bottled water at the supermarket. How much will you save per year? (See Example 5 and Example 6.)
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Begin by calculating the annual cost from each source.
You would save $17.56 per year by buying your bottled water at a discount store.
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At $2.62 for 1000 gallons, tap water is close to being free.
You would save $45.75 per year by using tap water instead of buying bottled water at a supermarket
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You use 0.5 fluid ounce of coffee creamer with each 6-fluid-ounce "cup" of coffee. The creamer that you use costs $2.19 for 16 fluid ounces. You can make homemade coffee creamer using the recipe shown. (See Example 5 and Example 6.)
- Estimate how much you could save annually by making your own creamer.
- The vanilla extract is optional. Estimate how much you could save annually by making your own creamer without the vanilla instead of buying the creamer at the store.
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