Best Buy Activity Students

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DIRECTIONS: You are to determine the cost per 1 ounce of corn. Write that in the horizontal table. Then fill in the vertical tables with the cost of each ounce measurement.
Finally, graph the ounces and cost. Draw a line and answer the questions.
ITEM
Del Monte Can of corn
Green Giant Can of Corn

STORE
Kroger
Walmart

PRICE
$0.80
$1.32

SIZE
16 ounces
22 ounces

COST PER 1 UNIT

Del Monte Corn

Oz.

0.9

1
2

0.8

3
0.7

4
5

Price (cents)

0.6

6
0.5

7

0.4

8
9

0.3

10

0.2

11
12

0.1

13
14

0
0

2

4

6

8
10
Ounces (Oz.)

12

14

16

18

15
16

Cost

Oz.

Green Giant Corn

Cost

1

1.4

2
3

1.2

4
5
6

1

7
9
10
11
12

Price (cents)

8

0.8

0.6

13
14
15

0.4

16
17

0.2

18
19
20
21

0
0

5

10

15

20

25

Ounces (Oz.)

22

What corn is the best buy per ounce?______________________________________ What is the cost per ounce?_______________________________________
Are the two cans ever the same price?___________
If yes, what ounce(s) are they the same price and what are the prices? ______________________________________________________________________________
What do you think the slopes of the lines mean?________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Compare this slope to the slopes of two other graphs we have drawn this far in class._______________________________________________________________
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Y-Value 1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
Y-Value 1

0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0

5

10

15

20

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