Name: ______Date:______Period:______

Comparison Shopping …Is Bigger Always Better?

You find out!

Directions:Predict which product you think will be the better buy. Then, find the unit rate for each product. Finally, tell if your prediction was right or wrong.

Product A / Product B / Comparison Shopping

46 ounces of Tide for $6.44 /
56 ounces of Cheer for $8.96 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product A)______
Was your prediction right? ______

12 ounces of L’oreal for $2.52 /
14 ounces of Johnson’s for $2.66 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

12 ounce bag of Baked Lay’s for $3.00 /
10 ounce bag of Gibbles’ for $2.40 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

16 ounce bottle of Curel for $3.84 /
15 ounce bottle of Apreive for $3.45 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

10 pencils for $2.30 /
12 pencils for $2.64 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

24 ounce box of Cheerios for $4.80 /
22 ounce box of Fruit Loops for $4.84 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

12 ounce can of Coke for $0.96 /
16 ounce bottle of Coke for $1.12 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

1 gallon of milk for $2.98
(Hint: 4 Quarts = 1 Gallon) /
1 quart of milk for $.79 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

1 pkg (3 boxes- 4 oz each) of Hi-C drink for $1.20 /
1 pkg (4 pouches - 3 oz each) of Capri Sun drink for $1.92 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

4 socks for $ 6.88 /
5 socks for $7.20 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

1 box of 250 paper clips for $0.89 /
1 box of 500 paper clips for $1.79 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

Gaming Budget
Buy 2, Get 1 Free
Total Cost is $51.00 /
Gaming Budget
Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Total Cost is $35.00 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

Music Downloads
10 for $7.50 /
Music Downloads
2 for $1.50 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

Air Travel
Round Trip Airfare
(including junk fees): $375.00 /
Air Travel
One-way Ticket
(including junk fees): $199.00 / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______

Voice Calling using the Internet @ $108 per year /
Voice Calling using a landline
@ $15.00 per month / Prediction: ______
Unit rate for product A)______
Unit rate for product B)______
Was your prediction right? ______


Milk Chocolate Truffles (140g)
£13.95
Unit rate for product A)______/

Heritage English Chocolate Tin (200g)£23.50

Unit rate for product B)______/ Prediction: ______
Was your prediction right? ______
In case you didn’t know:
Pound(£), also called pound sterling, is the monetary unit of the United Kingdom and some other countries.
Harrodsis a department store in London.
1 British pound sterling = 1.5773 US dollars


Arequipe do coco
$3.870 pesos por 250 gramos
Unit rate for product A)______/

Chocolates Jumbo$1.580 pesos por 40 gramos

Unit rate for product B)______/ Prediction: ______
Was your prediction right? ______
In case you didn’t know:
Pesos ($),the peso is still an important money unit in several countries that were formerly Spanish colonies, though its value varies in each country. It is the monetary unit of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay. The name peso comes from the Latin word pensum, meaning weight.
Exitois a department store in Columbia similar to Costco in the US.
1 Mexican peso = 0.0804 US dollars
Prediction: ______
Was your prediction right? ______
In case you didn’t know:
Yuan (yoo AHN) (¥),is the monetary unit of China. Same symbol as JPY Japan Yen.
Exito is a department store in Columbia similar to Costco in the US.
1 Chinese yuan = 0.1501 US dollars