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Joseph went to a grocery store twice recently. Both times he wrote down the prices of some his favorite foods. He noticed the prices had changed the second time he was there. Below are the price changes:

bananas: + $0.05 per pound
bread: - $0.02 per loaf
ice cream: + $0.22 per gallon
cookies: + $1.39 per package
cereal: - $0.99 per box

1. Which food item had the greatest price change? 2. Which food item had the smallest price change? 3. Which 2 food items saw about the same price change?


Sagot :

Sounds like you’re dealing with absolute value.

1. Cookies
2. Bananas
3. Bananas and ice cream are the closest