Charlotte is making a pie. She can't decide if she will make cherry or blueberry. So she decides to make whichever pie is cheapest. Both pies will need $2 for flour, $1 for sugar and $1.5 for eggs and butter to make the crust. The blueberry pie needs 3 pounds of blueberries. The blueberries come in 8 oz containers for $2.25. For the cherry pie, she needs 4 pounds and they come in a four-pound bag for $14. What is the total price to make the cheapest pie?
The crust will cost $4.5 because 2 + 1 + 1.5 = <<2+1+1.5=4.5>>4.5
She will need 6 containers for blueberries because 3 x (8/16) = 6
The blueberries will cost $13.5 because 6 x 2.25 = <<6*2.25=13.5>>13.5
The blueberries are cheaper because 13.5 < 14
The blueberry pie will cost $18 to make because 4.5 + 13.5 = <<4.5+13.5=18>>18
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