Shrinkflation

2023-11-20 09:44:47

Shrinkflation


Shrinkflation! What do you think this word means?


 

Inflation in the cost of living (2021) was estimated to be about a 7% rise. If "shrinkflation" is happening at the same time, is the unit cost for those shrunk items actually raised even more than 7%? 

Let's find out.


This activity has been updated (2024) -- Click HERE to view the updated activity. 

Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Someone ate my cake!
    🍰In this updated activity, students anal...
    Radiation amounts
    This investigation will help you and your studen...
    Indigenous Peoples or Columbus Day
    When Columbus landed in Guanahani (renamed...
    The tallest structure made of Legos
    Act One: The world record for the tal...
    Wheel of Theodorus
    Bring a little art into your math class as you b...
    Star Wars ... the story continues
    The Rise of Skywalker will open on December...
    Lots of Pieces
    🧩In this u...
    A lot of Cars
    🚙 In this updated activi...
    Water saving toilets
         How much water...
    Measuring sea level
    What does this gizmo do? ...