You typically buy all of your groceries at Grocery Mart. This week, your favorite cereal is on sale there, 4 boxes for $10. At Food Market, where you don’t typically shop, the same cereal is on sale for $2.25 a box. Based on price, which is the better value option?
A.Grocery Mart
B. Food Market
Grocery market:
4 boxes for $10
Unit price = cost / quantity
= $10 / 4 boxes
= $2.50 per box
Food market:
Price per box = $2.25
The better value option based on price is food market because it cost less to buy a box of cereal than grocery mart
