Which is better value for money: a 250g jar of honey for $2.98 or a 400g jar for $4.23.

Question

a) 250g jar goes on special for $1.98. Does this change answer to (a)?
b) Subtract the discount amount to find how much Kayla paid for each item.

Answer 1

a)
Initially, the 250g jar costs $2.98, so the price per gram would be $2.98/250g = $0.01192/g.
The 400g jar costs $4.23, so the price per gram would be $4.23/400g = $0.010575/g.

So, initially, the 400g jar is better value for money.

If the 250g jar goes on special for $1.98, then the price per gram would be $1.98/250g = $0.00792/g.

In this case, the 250g jar would be the better value for money.

b)
If Kayla paid $1.98 for the 250g jar and $4.23 for the 400g jar, she would save $1 on the 250g jar since it was discounted by $1.

Therefore, Kayla paid $0.98 for the 250g jar and $4.23 for the 400g jar.

Now, the price per gram for each item would be:
250g jar: $0.98/250g = $0.00392/g
400g jar: $4.23/400g = $0.010575/g

In this case, the 250g jar would be a much better value for money.