Type the price per unit in blanks a and b, and choose the best buy. Tomato juice, 48 oz. can for $2.49 would = cents per oz. Tomato juice, 6-pack of 10 oz. cans for $3.99 would = cents per oz. The best buy would be:

For this case we have two options:

Option A:

Tomato juice, 48 oz. can for $ 2.49.

The unit price is:

(2.49) / (48) = 0.05 cents per oz.

Option B:

Tomato juice, 6-pack of 10 oz. cans for $ 3.99.

The unit price is:

(3.99) / (6 * 10) = 0.07 cents per oz.

Answer:

The best buy would be:

Tomato juice, 48 oz. can for $ 2.49.