25 Sep 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 analysis.

 

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		$.02oz
12 pack of cans	12	12 oz.	3/12.00

Show calculations here

 

2l bottle- $1.50/67.628 oz= $.02/oz

 

 

 

 

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?  _____________________________________