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15Buying Items on Sale Unit
1 . Ann wants to spend less money to buy 11 oranges. 1. Have students find out which store has a
better price for oranges. This exercise will
Which store should she go to? Market A teach students which item has the best value
for their money. Explain to students that they
$3 $3 need to find out which market has the best
buy on 11 oranges. Remind them that the
10% discount: Buy 10 price is $3 per orange.
discount 11 $3 = $33 get 1 free
$33 0.1 = $3.3 Ask them to explain how they found the
sale price: answer.
sale price: 10 $3 1 $0 = $30
$33 $3.3 = $29.7 2. Have students find out which store has a
better price for milk. Explain to them that this
2 . You want to spend less money to buy 33 bottles of milk. Which problem is similar to the problem above, but
greater quantities are used and the stores are
store should you go to? Store B offering different discounts. To buy 33 bottles
of milk at Store B, you can purchase 24
bottles and get 9 bottles free.
$2 $2
25% Buy 5 bottles
discount get 2 free
Buy 4 bottles
discount: get 1 free
33 $2 = $66
$66 0.25 = $16.5 If you buy 20 bottles of milk, you will get
8 free. If you buy 4 more bottles of milk,
sale price: you will get 1 free. Therefore, you can get
$66 $16.5 = $49.5 33 bottles of milk for the price of 24.
sale price:
24 $2 = $48
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Merchants employ a variety of sales tactics to encourage Store Original Deal Final Price
people to buy their wares. Stress to students that this is why it’s
important for them to know how to figure percentage discounts Price Offered
as compared to being offered a free item for paying regular
price. A large discount sounds good, but it may not result in the A $5.00 40% off $3.00 each
lowest price. A student who has difficulty with this is always
going to pay more. B $5.00 2 for 1 $2.50 each
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1 . Ann wants to spend less money to buy 11 oranges. 1. Have students find out which store has a
better price for oranges. This exercise will
Which store should she go to? Market A teach students which item has the best value
for their money. Explain to students that they
$3 $3 need to find out which market has the best
buy on 11 oranges. Remind them that the
10% discount: Buy 10 price is $3 per orange.
discount 11 $3 = $33 get 1 free
$33 0.1 = $3.3 Ask them to explain how they found the
sale price: answer.
sale price: 10 $3 1 $0 = $30
$33 $3.3 = $29.7 2. Have students find out which store has a
better price for milk. Explain to them that this
2 . You want to spend less money to buy 33 bottles of milk. Which problem is similar to the problem above, but
greater quantities are used and the stores are
store should you go to? Store B offering different discounts. To buy 33 bottles
of milk at Store B, you can purchase 24
bottles and get 9 bottles free.
$2 $2
25% Buy 5 bottles
discount get 2 free
Buy 4 bottles
discount: get 1 free
33 $2 = $66
$66 0.25 = $16.5 If you buy 20 bottles of milk, you will get
8 free. If you buy 4 more bottles of milk,
sale price: you will get 1 free. Therefore, you can get
$66 $16.5 = $49.5 33 bottles of milk for the price of 24.
sale price:
24 $2 = $48
15. Buying Items on Sale 133
Merchants employ a variety of sales tactics to encourage Store Original Deal Final Price
people to buy their wares. Stress to students that this is why it’s
important for them to know how to figure percentage discounts Price Offered
as compared to being offered a free item for paying regular
price. A large discount sounds good, but it may not result in the A $5.00 40% off $3.00 each
lowest price. A student who has difficulty with this is always
going to pay more. B $5.00 2 for 1 $2.50 each
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