Question

Ahmed is planning to cook his family dinner and needs to purchase several food items. He is able to purchase these items either at the local grocery store or the farmer's market. Given in the table are the items and their prices.

Grocery Store Farmer's Market
8 tomatoes for $14 10 tomatoes for $16.50
4 cups of mozzarella cheese for $4.40 3 cups of mozzarella cheese for $3.45
12 eggs for $2.40 7 eggs for $1.75


Part A: Choose one of the food items offered at the grocery store and the farmer's market and determine the unit price of the item at each location. Show all necessary work, including the name of the item chosen. (6 points)

Part B: Based on your answer in part A, which location offers a better deal? Explain. (4 points)

Answer 1

Answer: Better Deals: for tomatoes--Farmer's Mkt., for cheese--Grocery, for eggs--Grocery

Explanation:

Unit prices:

tomatoes: $14/8 = $1.75/tomato (grocery); $16.50/10 = $1.65 (farmers)

cheese: $4.40/4 = $1.10/cup (grocery); $3.45/3 = $1.15 (farmers)

eggs: $2.40/12 = $0.20/egg (grocery); $1.75/7 = $0.25/egg (farmers)