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Better buys
Printable practice with an answer key the engine computes, at three levels, in as many versions as you need.
Problem types
- the bigger package wins: 3 pounds for $9 or 5 for $10: lower price per pound
- the smaller package wins: 2 pounds for $4 or 6 for $18: lower price per pound
- savings per unit: 3 pounds for $9 or 5 for $10: savings per pound
Sample Sheet · Level 1
- 2 shirts for $18 or 3 for $30: lower price per shirt =
- 5 pizzas for $35 or 6 for $36: lower price per pizza =
- 2 tickets for $30 or 5 for $60: lower price per ticket =
- 4 books for $16 or 5 for $35: lower price per book =
- 3 notebooks for $6 or 4 for $12: lower price per notebook =
- 4 tickets for $44 or 5 for $75: lower price per ticket =
- 2 tickets for $28 or 5 for $50: lower price per ticket =
- 3 pizzas for $27 or 6 for $30: lower price per pizza =
Answer key
- $9.00
- $6.00
- $12.00
- $4.00
- $2.00
- $11.00
- $10.00
- $5.00
Sample Sheet · Level 3
- 2 books for $18.46 or 4 for $38.32: lower price per book =
- 2 tickets for $27.88 or 5 for $51.25: savings per ticket =
- 4 pizzas for $29.04 or 5 for $38.05: savings per pizza =
- 6 bars for $8.40 or 12 for $23.04: lower price per bar =
- 8 ounces for $1.36 or 24 for $3.36: lower price per ounce =
- 4 pounds for $9.16 or 8 for $16.40: savings per pound =
- 3 pounds for $7.59 or 6 for $7.74: lower price per pound =
- 7 notebooks for $34.86 or 8 for $38.32: lower price per notebook =
Answer key
- $9.23
- $3.69
- $0.35
- $1.40
- $0.14
- $0.24
- $1.29
- $4.79
Make your own
Pick the count, the level and the version, and print it with work space and the key on its own page. The same skill also makes an I Do, We Do, You Do lesson, a Mosaic, a Decoder and more.