Q:

Wich size bag of cat food show in the table has the lowest price

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Answer:The 40 oz cat food costing $8.00 is the lowest cost.Step-by-step explanation:Here, to compare the price of the cat food we need to find the UNIT RATE of the cat food of each size bag.24 oz bag cost $5.49.⇒ Cost of 1 oz cat food  = [tex]\frac{5.49}{24 } =0.22875[/tex]or, the cost of 1 oz of cat food here is $0.22875.40 oz bag cost $8.00.⇒ Cost of 1 oz cat food  = [tex]\frac{8}{40 } =0.20[/tex]or, the cost of 1 oz of cat food here is $0.20.64 oz bag cost $15.99.⇒ Cost of 1 oz cat food  = [tex]\frac{15.99}{64 } =0.2498[/tex]or, the cost of 1 oz of cat food here is $0.2498.Now, comparing the cost of 1 oz of cat food we seen that the lowest price of cat food per oz is $0.20 in the 40 oz pack.Hence, the 40 oz cat food  costing $8.00 costs the least.