The Webster family is planning a barbecue for one hundred people. The Webster family needs one plastic plate for each person at the barbecue. The Stop
and Shop store and Market Place Store both sell plastic plates in packages of fteen for
ve dollars and forty-eight cents per package. How many packages of plastic plates does
the Webster family need to buy?
Packages of plastic plates are on sale for one-half o# the regular price at the Stop and
Shop store. Packages of plastic plates are on sale for buy one, get one free at the Market
Place store. Which store is o#ering the better buy for plastic plates? Show all your
mathematical thinking.