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Are You a Smart Shopper? printable sheet
In a town there are three supermarkets: Gary's Groceries, Fiona's Foods and Paul's Provisions.
This week there are special deals on some products at all three shops.
At Gary's Groceries, items are being sold at discount prices.
At Fiona's Foods, you can buy items which are larger than usual.
At Paul's Provisions, there are some "buy one get one free" deals.
Have a look:
Gary's Groceries |
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Item |
Biscuits |
Oven chips |
Crisps |
Lemonade |
Sausages |
Quantity | 7 pack | 1.8kg | 6 pack | 2 litres | 8 pack |
Original price | 94p | £1.60 | £1.20 | 55p | £1.85 |
Special offer | 50% off | 25% off | 35% off | 20% off | 40% off |
Fiona's Foods |
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Item |
Biscuits |
Oven chips |
Crisps |
Lemonade |
Sausages |
Special offer | 40% extra free | 12.5% extra free | 20% extra free | 25% extra free | 60% extra free |
New quantity | 7 pack | 1.8kg | 6 pack | 2 litres | 8 pack |
Price | 42p | £1.55 | 99p | 43p | £1.04 |
Paul's Provisions |
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Item |
Biscuits |
Oven chips |
Crisps |
Lemonade |
Sausages |
Quantity | 7 pack | 1.8kg | 6 pack | 2 litres | 8 pack |
Price | 89p | £2.49 | £1.59 | 90p | £2.04 |
Special offer | Buy one get one free | Buy one get one free | Buy one get one free | Buy one get one free | Buy one get one free |
If you shopped at Gary's Groceries, how much would you actually pay for each item? So how much money have you saved on each?
Here is your shopping list:
If you bought all the items in one shop, where would be the cheapest?
If you could buy the items from different shops, how would you do it to spend the least amount of money?
Apart from the cost, can you think of any other advantages or disadvantages of buying these items at just one shop?
You have £10.70 to spend on a party meal for you and nine friends. Here's your shopping list:
How can you do this without going over your budget?
How many different ways are there?
Which shop offers best value for money on each item?
What sorts of things do you need to take into account to answer this?
Is the "buy one get one free" deal at Paul's Provisions the same as a 50% off deal?
Find the exact difference between the largest ball and the smallest ball on the Hepta Tree and then use this to work out the MAGIC NUMBER!
Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?
Can you match pairs of fractions, decimals and percentages, and beat your previous scores?