Learn what unit pricing is and try comparing unit prices in the accompanying game.

Students will learn how to determine 'price per unit' to help make decisions when comparing products.

This article discusses how differing prices of various goods in two nations will motivate these nations to trade with each other until the prices of these goods become equal.

This article discusses how differing prices of various goods in two nations will motivate these nations to trade with each other until the prices of these goods become equal.

This article discusses how differing prices of various goods in two nations will motivate these nations to trade with each other until the prices of these goods become equal.

This article discusses how differing prices of various goods in two nations will motivate these nations to trade with each other until the prices of these goods become equal.

At this site from the Global Grocery List Project, students collect data on the prices of common grocery items and submit their findings. They can then compare the data they collected to data from students around the world. There are...

A wide range of math skills is incorporated into a lesson that involves planning a family's vacation to Florida. Travel expenses are gathered and compared, graphed, and analyzed in hopes of finding the best prices. There are extension...

This article compares national brands to generic brands, with respect to prices, customer satisfaction, and product differentiation.

Eighth graders examine the costs of producing DVDs, taking into account the cost of building a factory. They need to look at units costs for DVDs, fixed prices, and building costs. They are asked to compare the costs for producing them...

For this task, 8th graders are shown graphs of two linear functions and are asked to compare the costs per pound of two fruits without knowing their actual prices. To do this, they need to think about slope and unit rates. Aligns with...

Learn how to calculate sale price when combining two "percent-off" discounts in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students develop and share a variety of strategies, including modeling with a 10 x 10 grid to...

The learner will collect and read menus from contemporary and historic sources list and compare similarities between collected menus. Students will identify differences between menus including foods offered, descriptions and prices...