Question

You typically buy all of your groceries at Grocery Mart. This week, your favorite cereal is on sale there, 4 boxes for $10. At Food Market, where you don’t typically shop, the same cereal is on sale for $2.25 a box.

Answer 1

B. Food market

Explanation:

You typically buy all of your groceries at Grocery Mart. This week, your favorite cereal is on sale there, 4 boxes for $10. At Food Market, where you don’t typically shop, the same cereal is on sale for $2.25 a box. Based on price, which is the better value option?

A.Grocery Mart

B. Food Market

Grocery market:

4 boxes for $10

Unit price = cost / quantity

= $10 / 4 boxes

= $2.50 per box

Food market:

Price per box = $2.25

The better value option based on price is food market because it cost less to buy a box of cereal than grocery mart