Grades 3–5Ages 8–11 · Unit 2.2 · Smart Spending
Unit price math: a free comparison worksheet for grades 3–5.
Every supermarket aisle asks a child the same question and almost never gets a real answer: is the big one actually cheaper? This sheet gives four pairs of packages and one formula — total price divided by number of units — and lets them find out.
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What is on the page
- Four pairs of packages to compare
- The formula, stated once at the top
- A column to mark which package is really cheaper
- An answer page, with a fifth pair to try out loud
What it teaches
- Dividing to find a price per unit
- Comparing two options on the same measure
- That the bigger package is usually, but not always, the better buy
How to run it
In this set the larger pack wins every time, so a quick student can get all four right without dividing once. Say that out loud, then give them a pair where it flips: 6 erasers for $1.80 against 10 for $3.20.
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Where it comes from
Unit 2.2 · Smart Spending of a 266-lesson curriculum.
This sheet is one activity, unchanged, from Financial Foundations™. Teachers can run a free five-week pilot with one class. Families can take the Family Edition home.