Real Better Buy Problems

On Tuesday, I took a few students to our local Hy-Vee grocery store to find a few better buy problems. Here is what they came up with:

Organic vs. Non-Organic
 

Sweet Honey Crisp Apples $2.49/lb. (about 2 apples per pound)
Organic Gala Apples $1.69/lb. (about 2 apples per pound)


Store Brand vs. Name Brand
 

Hy-Vee Applesauce 48 oz. for $2.44
Musselmans’s Applesauce 48 oz. for $2.77


Fresh vs. Frozen
 

Sunkist Natural Orange Juice 15.2 oz. for $2.99
Frozen OJ concentrate 12 oz., makes 2 quarts, 2 cans for $3


Same Item in Different Sizes
 

Skittles 7.2 oz. for $1.99
Skittles 16.8 oz. for $2.99



Regular Candy vs. Halloween Candy
 

Halloween Milky Way Fun Size Bars 11.24 oz. for $3.23
Regular Milky Way Minis 11.5 oz. for $3.87

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