Idea 14of 23Builds on3 for $5.00: check the deal
Buy one, get one free
What does buy one, get one free do to the price of each?
Today you'll discover
- why each costs half
- the half-price version
- when it is not a saving
Think first$4.40 a loaf: buy one, get one free
Bread is $4.40 a loaf: buy one, get one free. What does each loaf cost you?
Decide first, then press Next. Count what you pay and how many you take home.
A plain tag, $4.40 for one loaf, beside an orange tag: buy 1, get 1 free. Then two loaves, one marked $4.40 and one marked free, $0.00, with the line 2 loaves: $4.40 + $0.00 = $4.40. Then $8.80 − $4.40 = $4.40 less than 2 at full price, and $4.40 ÷ 2 = $2.20 each, if you use both. The last step asks about a second book at half price.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Buy one, get one free means 2 for the price of 1: each costs half.
Free, or half price?
Second one free: 2 for $4.40, $2.20 each. Second one half price: 2 for $9.00, $4.50 each on a $6.00 book.
- 2nd freehalf off each
- 2nd half pricea quarter off each
Easy to get wrongThe deal only works if you buy 2. Buy one loaf, and it still costs $4.40.
Key word
- buy one, get one free
- a deal where you pay for one item and get a second one for $0.00
Ready to use it?
- Find the price of each item in a buy-one-get-one deal.
- Work out a second-item-half-price deal.