If all potatoes are selling at the same price per kilogram, a housewife who plans to peel the potatoes would get more potato for her money if she bought
A)small potatoes.
B)medium potatoes.
C)large potatoes.
D)no difference.
This is because she
E)would get more potatoes per kilogram.
F)would get less potatoes per kilogram.
G)would get less peelings because of less surface area per pound.
H)buys weight, so any size per kilogram gives the same mass of potatoes.

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Large potatoes generally have a lower surface area to volume ratio compared to small potatoes, meaning there's less peel per unit of potato flesh. Therefore, by buying large potatoes, a housewife minimizes the amount of peelings and maximizes the amount of usable potato flesh for the money spent, assuming all potatoes are sold at the same price per kilogram.

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