Tommy is making 12 loaves of bread. He needs 4 pounds of flour per loaf. A 10-pound bag of flour costs $10 and a 12-pound bag costs $13. When he is done making his bread, he has no use for flour and so he will throw away whatever is left. How much does he spend on flour if he buys the cheapest flour to get enough?
How many pounds of flour does Tommy need? ** He needs 48 pounds of flour because 12 x 4 = <<12*4=48>>48
How many bags of 10 pound bags does Tommy need? ** He needs 4.8 bags of 10 pound bags because 48 / 10 = <<48/10=4.8>>4.8
How many bags of flour does Tommy need? ** He therefore needs to buy 5 bags of flour because 4 < 4.8 < 5
How much does Tommy spend on flour if he buys the cheapest flour to get enough? ** He spends $50 if he buys this flour because 5 x 10 = <<5*10=50>>50
How many bags of 12-pound flour does Tommy need? ** He needs 4 bags of the 12-pound flour because 48 / 12 = <<48/12=4>>4
How much would Tommy spend on the 12-pound bags? ** He would spend $52 on the 12-pound bags because 4 x 13 = 52
How much does Tommy spend on flour if he buys the cheapest flour to get enough? ** He spends $50 if he buys the cheapest flour because 50 < 52
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