Supermarket Task

Lucia Hall

Pace Picante Sauce

Price: $1.99

Price Per Ounce: 12.4 cents.

Picante Sauce

Price: $1.50 each

Price Per Ounce: 9.38 cents

The Math

Thanks to Kroger, the supermarket I went to, the the price tags had the unit rate already listed. For this, the Pace Salsa was 12.4 per ounce and the Picante Sauce was 9.38 cents. The Pace Salsa was more per ounce.

The Better BuyThe better buy would be the Picante Sauce because it's unit rate was 9.38 per ounce.

In My Case...In my case, I should buy…

I usually buy the Pace Salsa, even though it costs more per ounce. That is what I have grown up eating, and I want to keep it that way.

Hi-C Juice

Price: $1.99

Price Per FL OZ: 3.33 cents

# of Boxes: 10

8 FL OZ per box.

Hawaiian Punch

Price: $1.99

Price Per FL OZ: 3.32 cents

# of Boxes: 10

6 FL OZ per box

Caprisun

Price: $2.69

Price Per FL OZ: 4.46 cents

# of Pouches: 10

6 FL OZ per pouch

The MathThanks to our friend, Kroger, they have put the unit rate on the price tag. But to get the unit rate, you must find the rate and then convert it to the unit rate. In this case, Hi-C had a unit rate of 3.33 per FL OZ. Hawaiian Punch had a unit rate of 3.32 per FL OZ. and finally, Caprisun had a unit rate of 4.46.

The Better BuyLike stated in the last slide, the unit rates were shown. Using that information we know that the Hi-C would be the better buy because it had had the least amount per FL OZ. Why? Even though Hawaiian Punch should be the better buy, it only had 6 FL OZ per box and this one has 8 per box. Therefore, Hi-C would be the better buy.

In My CaseIn my case…

I would buy the Caprisun. Yes it has the highest unit rate, but it also has the less amount of sugar, and I think it tastes a lot better. It does not have that awful taste of artificial taste that makes it sweet.

Bye!Hoped you liked it!