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1. Paul bought a bag of candy for $3.45. The bag had 85 pieces of candy in it. How much did each piece cost?




2. Harry bought a bag of 60 tootsie rolls for $3.89. How much did each piece of candy cost? Harry later bought a larger bag of tootsie rolls. It held 90 pieces and cost $4.29. How much did each piece cost? Which bag was cheaper? How much did he save?




3. Mrs. Jones bought 2 sets of sheets at a department store for $47.89. How much did each set cost?

 a) Mrs. Jones later went to Wal-mart and found the same sheets. She bought 3 sets of sheets for $58.40. How much did she pay for each set of sheets?



 b) Where did she get the sheets cheaper? How much did she save?




4. Mary bought a quart of strawberries for $1.29. She bought a pint of strawberries for $0.75. Which was the best buy? How much did she save?

 

  

5. Mr. Bailey bought a set of 4 tires for $125.00. How much did he spend on each tire?  

 a) He later spent $230.00 for 8 tires. How much did he spend for each tire?

 

b) Which one was the best buy? How much did he save?