Shopping on a Budget

Being poor college students, we only have $20 to spend on groceries. We already have the ingredients for brownies, so we just need to buy food for the dinner.

• Chicken costs $1.89 per pound, and we are going to buy 2.15 lbs. 

• 1 lb of ziti costs $1.78

• 1 can of spaghetti sauce costs $2.09

• Bread crumbs cost $3.23


• A 12 oz. package of cheese costs $2.47, but the 16 oz. package is $2.85. Which one is the better deal and why?


• The green beans are on sale with a Shaw's reward card. Originally they were $1.64 a can, but with our card they are 2 cans for $3.00. How much do we save?

What will our total cost be, including $0.06 sales tax ? Is it under our budget?