This task aligns to 3.NBT.3. This is remixable.

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Display a copy of the problem on the board or document reader.

Read: Max is trying to decide if he should go to Fast Foods, Green Groceries, or Super Store to buy biscuits for the school picnic.   For $25, Max can buy:

 60 five-packs of biscuits from Fast Foods or 30 six-packs of biscuits from Green Groceries or

40 eight-packs of biscuits from Super Store.

Ask:  Where should Max go to buy biscuits? Use pictures, numbers, words, or equations to explain your reasoning.