Idea 22of 23Builds onFood you throw away is not a saving
The best value must fit your budget
What if the best unit price costs more than you have?
Today you'll discover
- how to check the need
- how to check the money
- how to pick what fits
Think firstYou need 3 notebooks and have $8.00
You need 3 notebooks and have $8.00. Which pack has the lower unit price?
Decide first, then press Next. Check two things: enough items, and under the dashed budget line.
Two packs of notebooks: 4 for $7.00, tag $1.75 each, and 12 for $15.00, tag $1.25 each. Then bars cut into notebooks: 3 shaded as needed in each, the rest striped as extra. Then dollar bars against a dashed $8.00 budget line: $7.00 fits, $15.00 is over the budget. The 4-pack is ticked: enough, and within the budget. The last step asks about pencils.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
The best buy has enough for your need and fits your budget, even with a higher unit price.
Check in order
1. Does it have enough? 2. Does it fit the budget? 3. Of the packs left, which costs less?
- Enough?both
- Under $8.00?4-pack
- Buy4-pack
Easy to get wrongThe 12-pack gives 9 notebooks you did not need. Even if you could pay for it, that is $15.00 spent on 3.
Key word
- budget
- the most money you have, or plan, to spend
Ready to use it?
- Pick a pack that meets a need within a budget.
- Explain why the lowest unit price can be the wrong buy.