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Two shops, Food Mart and Jim’s Store, both sell Kreemy Yoghurts.  \nAt which shop are Kreemy Yoghurts the better value for money? You must show all your working.  \n (3 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n2.  \nA pack of 9 toilet rolls costs £4.23  \nA pack of 4 toilet rolls costs £1.96  \nWhich pack gives the better value for money?  \nYou must show all your working.  \n (3 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n*3. T-shirts normally cost £12 each.  \nTwo shops have a special offer on these T-shirts.  \n\n| | T-Shirts-R-Us\u003Cbr>Special offer\u003Cbr>Pay for two T-shirts and get one free. Pay for five T-shirts and get three free |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n| | Budget Shirt Company\u003Cbr>Special offer\u003Cbr>1/3 off normal price |\n| --- | --- |\n\nStephen wants to buy 30 T-shirts.  \nWork out at which shop, Stephen will get the better deal. You must show clearly how you got your answer.  \n (4 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n*4. Potatoes cost £9 for a 12.5 kg bag at a farm shop.  \nThe same type of potatoes cost £1.83 for a 2.5 kg bag at a supermarket.  \nWhere are the potatoes the better value, at the farm shop or at the supermarket? You must show your working.  \n(4 marks)  \n*5. Radox Handwash cost is on offer at Boots and Superdrug.  \nBoots 500ml bottles on offer at 3 for 2  \nSuperdrug 300ml bottles on offer at buy one get one free  \nWhere is the handwash better value, at Boots or Superdrug?  \nYou must show your working.  \n.....................................  \n(4 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n*6. Carrots cost £1 for a 1.2 kg bag at Tesco.  \nThe same type of carrots cost 77 pence for a 700 g bag at ASDA.  \nWhere are the Carrots better value.  \nYou must show your working.  \n(4 marks)  \n*7. Diet Coke is on offer at Morrisons and Sainsburys.  \nMorrisons: 2 litre bottles on offer 3 for £4.50  \nSainsburys: 24 cans x 330ml on offer for £8.85  \n.....................................  \n(4 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n8. Thomas wants to buy an iPod.  \nThe iPod that Thomas wants is sold in two different shops.  \nPod Direct  \n15% OFF usual price of £120  \nWork out the difference in the cost of the iPod at the two shops..  \nMusic City  \n£84 plus VATat 17½ %  \n£    \n (5 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)  \n*9. Railtickets and Cheaptrains are two websites selling train tickets.  \nEach of the websites adds a credit card charge and a booking fee to the ticket price.  \nRailtickets  \nCredit card charge: 2.25% of ticket price  \nBooking fee: 80 pence  \nCheaptrains  \nCredit card charge: 1.5% of ticket price  \nBooking fee: £1.90  \nNadia wants to buy a train ticket.  \nThe ticket price is £60 on each website.  \nNadia will pay by credit card.  \nWill it be cheaper for Nadia to buy the train ticket from Railtickets or from Cheaptrains?  \n (4 marks)  \nEdexcel GCSE Maths-Best Buy Questions [PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com](PhysicsAndMathsTutor.com)","cbCaikyo2qiyIUlJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikyo2qiyIUlJ","pdf",549432,"English","# Best Buy value questions\n## Grocery and household offers\n## Clothing and packaged goods\n## Travel ticket pricing","[{\"question\":\"Do the questions always use simple unit prices?\",\"answer\":\"Not always. 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