Maths - Pioneers - activity 9

You are having some friends round for dinner and have £20 to spend.  

You need to buy all the items on the shopping list below.

Shopping list

1 Whole chicken

2 Lemons

1 packet carrots

1 bag potatoes

1 tub Bisto chicken gravy

1 tub vanilla ice-cream

Easy level

Click on one of the logos below to go to the online supermarket of your choice. 

Medium level

To make this activity more challenging, compare two supermarkets and work out which one gives you the best deal.

Hard level

If you want a really big challenge, compare the costs of all 5 supermarkets and out them in order of cost from the cheapest to the most expensive. 

You can also use these price-comparison websites to help you compare prices and decide on the best deal.

www.comparesupermarketprices.co.uk

www.mysupermarket.co.uk

You can change the ingredients to make your favourite dinner if you want to, but remember - you cannot spend more than £20!

You can use a calculator to find the total cost of your dinner, and how much change you will get from £20.

You can use the worksheet below to record your work.