Question

Acme has these paper towels on sale, 8 rolls for $5.99. However they also sell another larger package, 24 rolls for $16.99. You want to buy these since the are on sale, but which is actually the better buy?

Answer 1

To know which is the best option we have to divide the price on each case by the number of corresponding rolls.

$5.99 / 8 rolls = $0.75 / roll

$16.99 / 24 rolls = $0.71 / roll

As we can see the second offer is the best because the value of each roll is lower.