Buying Food

Package or weight

Package or bottle

Weight Foods

Fruits Vegetables

Other Weight Foods

Candy and Chocolates Bread

Using a Scale

1. Put food in a bag• Don’t touch it! Use tongs!

Put in a plastic bag

Weighing

• How much is it?

a. How much do you have?Read the scale.Eg. I have 2 pounds of bananas

b. What is the cost per pound?Eg. Banana $1 / lb (pound) How much will the BANANAS cost?

2 pounds/kg X $1/pound/kg = $2

Weighing

• Mushrooms

a. How much do you have?Read the scale.Eg. I have 3.2 pound/kg of mushrooms

What is the cost per pound/kg?

eg. Mushrooms $ .49/pound

MUSHROOMSHow much will it cost?

3.2 pounds/kg X $ .49/pound =

$1.57

How are these foods sold?

• Package? Weight? Bulk?

How are these foods sold?

• Package? Weight? Bulk?

How are these foods sold?

• Package? Bulk? Weight?

WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY?

How is food sold? Is everything the same? What’s different?