Ruth is buying potatoes. Which is the better buy: a 4-pound bag for $2.40 or a 10 pound $5.20? Explain a time when the wiser purchase may not be the better buy

The second option (10 for 5.20) and a time that the wiser purchase may not be a better buy is when they live alone. 10 potatoes is not a reasonable amount.  

Step-by-step explanation:

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

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