Quantitive reasoning

MTH105 QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Project Number 1
Tailgate Mission
You and your closest 9 friends decide to tailgate before attending the EGCC Gator Baseball game. You each give $5.00 for food and beverages. You are in charge of shopping at your local supermarket. Based on your budget, decide what are your best options are for purchasing hamburgers and/or hot dogs, beverages, condiments, and snacks. You need to justify (unit analysis) why you made the decisions you did. Space is given below each item to show the unit anlaysis.
You must complete the unit price for the entire worksheet regardless of whether or not you use that item in your tailgate. Must show calculations/formula for credit. Any answer given with no calculations shown will result in no credit for that answer.
This is an exercise that tests your skills in conversions, planning, and general math skills.
You MUST spend no less than $45 and no more than $50 with a mixed variety of items in different categories. You can look up conversions on the internet they are readily available
Assumptions:
• All paper products, utensils, and ice are provided by someone else in the group.
• You must stay within budget and cannot get money from any other source.
• All hamburgers must weigh approximately 1/4 of a pound precooked.
• HINT: Use unit conversions to compare what item is a “better deal”.
Beverages
Coke Products (Coke, diet Coke, Barq’s, Sprite, Fanta, Nestea, Minute Maid)
Ex.. I will do the first one for you
1 liter = 33.814 oz
So the 2 liter bottle contains 67.628 oz
Since you get 2 for $3.00 each bottle is $1.50
If you take $1.5 / 67.628 oz that equals $.0222 per oz.. always round to the nearest cent (2 decimal places) you get $.02 per oz or 2 cents per oz
Description
Quantity
Volume/container
Cost
Unit Price ($per oz)
2 liter bottles
1
2L
2/$3.00
$.02/0z
12 pack of cans
12
12 oz.
3/$9.00
6 pack of bottles
6
24 oz.
3/$8.00
Show calculations here
Pepsi Products (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, 7Up, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper)
Description
Quantity
Volume/container
Cost
Unit Price ($per oz)
2 liter bottles
1
2 L
2/$3.00
12 pack of cans
12
12 oz.
3/12.00
Show calculations here
Bottle Water
I will do the first water conversion for you too…
Since there are 8 bottles at 16.9 oz per bottle, the entire 8 pack case is 135.2 oz. The cost of the case is $3.69 so you divide that by 135.2 you get $.02729.. round to 2 decimal places you get $.03 per oz or 3 cents per oz
Description
Quantity/case
Volume/bottle
Cost/case
Unit Price ($per oz)
8 pack Dansani
8
16.9 oz.
$3.69
$.03/oz
12 pack Ice Mountain
12
8 oz.
$2.99
24 pack of Nestle
24
8 oz.
$2.99
6 pack of Aquafina
6
24 oz.
$3.79
24 pack of store brand
24
16.9 oz.
$2.49
Show calculations here
Power Drinks
Description
Quantity
Volume
Cost
Unit Price ($per oz)
Gatorade
1
32 oz.
$.69
Monster
1
16 oz.
4/$5.00
Powerade
1
32 oz.
$.79
Show calculations here
Entrée
Hot Dogs
Note: quantity per pack does not factor in your unit price per oz calculation
Description
Quantity/pack.
Weight/pack.
Cost/pack.
Unit Price ($Per oz)
Oscar Meyer
10
1 lb.
$1.99
Kahn’s Bun Size
8
16 oz.
$2.49
Hebrew National
7
12 oz.
$3.99
Oscar Meyer
8
1 lb.
$3.39
John Morrell
10
16 oz.
$1.69
Show calculations here
Hamburgers
Description
Weight/pack.
Cost/pack
Notes
Unit Price ($per lb)
Ground Sirloin
1 lb.
$5.69
4 premade ground angus patties
1.5 lbs.
$5.49
Tube of ground chuck
3 lbs.
$10.47
80% lean/20% fat
Tube of ground beef
5 lbs.
$13.95
73%lean/27% fat
Ground turkey
1 lb.
$4.19
Show calculations here
Hot Dog Buns
Description
Quantity/package
Cost/package
Unit Price ($per bun)
Pack of 8
8
$1.00
Pack of 12
12
$2.69
Show calculations here
Hamburger Buns
Description
Quantity/package
Cost/package
Unit Price ($per bun)
Pack of 8
8
$1.00
Pack of 8 Sesame Seed
8
$1.50
Pack of 12
12
$1.99
Show calculations here
Condiments
Mustard
Description
Weight/container
Cost/container
Unit Price ($per oz)
French’s
8 oz.
$1.47
Hellmann’s
9.5 oz.
$2.59
Store brand
8 oz.
$.79
Show calculations here
Ketsup
Description
Weight/container
Cost/container
Unit Price ($per oz)
Hunt’s
24 oz.
$1.00
Heinz
20 oz.
$2.19
Store brand
24 oz.
$1.00
Show calculations here
Mayonnaise
Description
Weight/container
Cost/container
Unit Price ($per oz)
Hellmann’s
16.5 oz.
$2.99
Miracle Whip
12 oz.
$3.59
Store brand
12 oz.
$1.99
Show calculations here
American Cheese
Note.. the quantity / pack does not factor in your unit price per oz calculation
Description
Quantity/pack
Weight/pack
Cost/pack
Unit Price ($per oz)
Kraft
24 slices
16 oz.
$4.49
Velveeta
24 slices
12 oz.
$5.69
Store brand
16 slices
12 oz.
$2.69
Show calculations here
Snacks & Desserts
Description
Weight/pack
Cost/pack
Unit Price ($per oz)
Bakery Cookies
18 oz
$3.99
Oreo Double Stuff
15 oz.
$2.99
Chips Ahoy
13 oz.
$2.49
Lays Chips
10 oz.
$2.99
Grippos
8 oz.
$2.79
Husman’s
10 oz.
$4.29
Ruffles
8.5 oz.
$2.99
Doritos
11 oz.
$3.29
Store brand pretzels
15 oz.
3/$5.00
Show calculations here
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Project Questions
1.What beverages would you purchase and in what quantities?
2.How did you arrive at that decision? Explain your reasoning.
3.How much would you spend on beverages? _____________________________
4.How many hot dogs and/or hamburgers, including buns, would you purchase? Please
list those along with their quantities.
5.How did you arrive at that decision? Explain your reasoning.
6.How much did you spend on hot dogs, hamburgers, and buns? ____________________
7.What condiments would you purchase? Please list those along with their quantities.
8.How did you arrive at that decision? Explain your reasoning
9.How much did you spend on condiments? ______________________________
10.What snacks would you purchase? Please list those along with their quantities.
11.How did you arrive at that decision? Explain your reasoning.
12.How much did you spend on snacks? _________________________________
13.How much did you spend total? _____________________________________

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