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Practice: economic information and comparing offers

Practice: economic information and comparing offers

1

Work out the unit price.

a
2 litres of milk for 13 ₪ – the price per litre

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    b
    A six-pack of water bottles, 1.5 litres each, for 18 ₪ – the price per litre

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      c
      750 grams of coffee for 45 ₪ – the price per 100 grams

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        2

        This is a cinema’s price list:

        TicketPrice
        A regular ticket45 ₪
        A student ticket32 ₪
        A card of 5 tickets180 ₪
        a

        How much does the card save against 5 regular tickets?

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          b

          Roni is a student, and she goes to the cinema 5 times a year.
          What should she buy: a card or student tickets?
          Explain with the price of one ticket.

          3

          These are the Avraham family’s electricity bills over the last half year:

          0100200300400500600JanFebMarAprMayJunMonthShekels520480350300380540
          a

          How much did the family pay for electricity over the half year in all?

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            b

            By what percent did the bill rise from April to June?

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              c

              In which month was the bill lowest?
              What could explain the high bills in January and in June?

              4

              A car park charges 8 ₪ on entry and 5 ₪ for every hour.
              The price in shekels is y=8+5x\displaystyle {y}={8+5x}, where x\displaystyle x is the number of hours.

              a

              What does parking for 4 hours cost?

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                b

                David paid 43 ₪.
                How many hours did he park?

                  5

                  A half-kilogram pack of pasta costs 9 ₪, and it is on a “buy one get one free” offer.
                  A kilogram pack of pasta costs 11 ₪, and it has a 20% discount.
                  Work out the price per kilogram in each offer.
                  Which offer is cheaper?

                  a
                  Half a kilogram, “buy one get one free”

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                    b
                    A kilogram, a 20% discount

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                      6

                      A mobile company offers two monthly data packages:
                      10 GB for 30 ₪, or 50 GB for 60 ₪.
                      Yael uses about 8 GB a month.
                      In which package is the price per GB lower?
                      Which package should Yael buy?

                      7

                      At a car wash one wash costs 50 ₪.
                      A monthly membership, any number of washes, costs 120 ₪.
                      From how many washes a month is the membership worth it?

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                        8

                        A family’s expenses are 15,000 ₪ a month, and 3600 ₪ of them are on food.
                        What percent of the expenses is food?

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