A. What’s its unit price?
Example: 3 apple pies for $11 .... $11/3 = $3.66 per apple pie or $3.66/apple pie is the unit price

1. 5 cans of coke for $3

2. 2 train sets $90

3. 100 erasers for $42


B. Which is a better deal or better buy. How much you saved?

Example: a) 28 stickers for $15 or b) 40 stickers for $20

$15/28 = $0.53/sticker or $20/40 = $0.50/sticker So b is the better buy. $0.53 - $0.50 = $0.03... I saved $0.03

1. a) 10 pencil cases for $16 or b) 16 pencil cases for $24

2. a) 15 staplers for $30 or b) 23 staplers for $57.50

3. a) 2 entrance tickets for $21 or b) 9 entrance tickets for $90

4. a) 20 bananas for $5 or b) 90 bananas for $27

5. a) 2 sweaters for $60 or b)10 sweaters for $32



C. Solve the following problems. Show your work

1. A shoe store was having a sale where 2 pairs of Brand A shoes cost $23.10 and 3 pairs of Brand B shoes cost $35.85. Which brand is the better buy?


2. At a candy store, 3 giant lollipops sell for $7.59 and 2 small packets of b bubblegum cost $4.82. Which is a better buy?


3. A fast food joint sells 5 boxes of chicken nuggets for $33.90. Another fast f food joint sells 4 boxes of chicken fingers for $26.88. Which food has a cheaper unit price?


4. In January, a store sold 3 scarves for $14.10. In March, it sold 5 scarves for $22.90. In which month did a scarf cost the least?


5. At a Book exhibition, vendor 1 was selling a 4 books set for $38.00. Vendor 2 was selling a 6 books set for $50.58. Which vendor was selling at a higher unit price?


6. At a farming supply store 6 pounds of ‘A’ seed cost $157.20 and 5 pounds of ‘B’ seeds cost $129. Which seeds have a lower unit price?


7. At the store Brand P potato chips were $19.00 for 5 bags. Brand Q potato chips were $13.17 for 3 bags. Which brand has the cheaper price?


8. A store had 7 white chairs for $141.54 or 5 black chairs for $101. Which color chair has a lower unit price?


9. An ice company charged $6.02 for 7 bags of ice. If a convenience store sold 6 bags of ice for $5.52, which is a better buy?


10. At a store pork sold at $7.26 for 2 pounds and chicken sold at $6.65 for 5 pounds, which has a higher unit price?