Bill is trying to decide whether to make blueberry muffins or raspberry muffins. Blueberries cost $5.00 per 6 ounce carton and raspberries cost $3.00 per 8 ounce carton. If Bill is going to make 4 batches of muffins, and each batch takes 12 ounces of fruit, how much money would he save by using raspberries instead of blueberries?
How many ounces of fruit will Bill need? ** First find how many ounces of fruit Bill will need total: 12 ounces/batch * 4 batches = <<12*4=48>>48 ounces
How many cartons of blueberries would Bill need? ** Then find how many cartons of blueberries Bill would need: 48 ounces / 6 ounces/carton = <<48/6=8>>8 cartons
How much would the blueberries cost? ** Then multiply that number by the cost per carton to find the total cost of the blueberries: 8 cartons * $5/carton = $<<8*5=40>>40
How many cartons of raspberries would Bill need? ** Then find how many cartons of raspberries Bill would need: 48 ounces / 8 ounces/carton = <<48/8=6>>6 cartons
How much would the raspberries cost? ** Then multiply that number by the cost per carton to find the total cost of the raspberries: 6 cartons * $3/carton = $<<6*3=18>>18
How much would Bill save by using raspberries instead of blueberries? ** Then subtract the cost of the raspberries from the cost of the blueberries to find the difference: $40 - $18 = $<<40-18=22>>22
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