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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

Item

Seven biscuits

Biscuits

Oven chips

Oven chips

Crisps

Crisps

Lemonade

Lemonade

Eight sausages

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

Item

Seven biscuits

Biscuits

Oven chips

Oven chips

Crisps

Crisps

Lemonade

Lemonade

Eight sausages

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

Item

Seven biscuits

Biscuits

Oven chips

Oven chips

Crisps

Crisps

Lemonade

Lemonade

Eight sausages

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:

  • 2 bottles of lemonade (2 litre size)
  • 1 6 pack of crisps
  • 24 sausages
  • 1 bag of chips (1.8kg size)

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:

  • 4 bottles of lemonade (2 litre size)
  • 4 packets of sausages (8 pack size)
  • 2 bags of chips (1.8kg size)
  • 2 bags of crisps (6 pack size)
  • 2 packets of biscuits (7 pack size)

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?