Question

Sweets are sold loose, or pre-packed in 120g bags. The 120g bags are ?1.49 each. The loose sweets are ?0.89 for 100g. By calculating the price per gram, determine which is better value.

Answer 1

The loose sweets at ?0.89 for 100 g.

Explanation:

First, calculate the price per gram. You do this by dividing the price by the grams.

?1.49 / 120 g = 1.49 / 120 = 0.0124 (4 dp)

Because the answer was very long, I have rounded it to 4 decimal places (4 dp).

?0.89 / 100 g = 0.89 / 100 = 0.0089

Next, you must calculate both pre-packed and loose sweets to the same weight. I am calculating them both to 100 g.

0.0124 x 100 = 1.24

0.0089 x 100 = 0.89

Finally, the cheapest product for 100 g will be the better value. In this case, it is the loose sweets.