I was looking for an 8 foot tree this weekend and I had 2 choices:

• Cut a tree down at a tree farm - $5 a foot
• Buy one from the Boy Scouts - all trees were $35 each

What was the better deal?  ____________________________
Explain why.






For 4th and 5th graders: The local hardware store is having a sale 25% off trees.  If I found a tree for $40, what would it cost me?  _________  What is the better deal? _____________________
Hint: 25% is the same as 1/4