[Grammar] Confusing sentence (Help)

[nininaz]

Hello Dears,
The meaning of the following sentence get me completely confused.
Please give me the clear definition.

The wholesales price of milk is six cents a quart lower than retail.
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Thanks.

 

[charliedeut]

It means that a quart of milk bought to a wholesaler is six cents cheaper than bought to a retailer.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quart
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wholesale
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/retail

 

[Rover_KE]

nininaz, a better title would have been The wholesale price of milk

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'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[SoothingDave]

Note it is "wholesale" price, not "wholesales."

If milk costs 50 cents a quart retail (in the supermarket), then it costs 44 cents wholesale. That is, the retailer buys it for 44 and sells it for 50 (so he can cover his overhead and make a profit).

 

[nininaz]

nininaz, a better title would have been The wholesale price of milk

Extract from the Posting Guidelines:

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

Would you mind if you editing the thread title?
Thanks.

 

[nininaz]

Note it is "wholesale" price, not "wholesales."

If milk costs 50 cents a quart retail (in the supermarket), then it costs 44 cents wholesale. That is, the retailer buys it for 44 and sells it for 50 (so he can cover his overhead and make a profit).

Thanks for clear response.
I think it seems 'cents' and 'a quart' come together like your explanation and my sentence.Am I wrong?

 

[SoothingDave]

Thanks for clear response.
I think it seems 'cents' and 'a quart' come together like your explanation and my sentence.Am I wrong?

I think I see your confusion. Read "cents a quart" as "cents per quart." Does that clarify?

 

[nininaz]

I think I see your confusion. Read "cents a quart" as "cents per quart." Does that clarify?

WooW .
Yes, clarifies.
the "cents a quart" really makes me confused, That would be helpful.Thanks a lot .

 

[SoothingDave]

It's a common construction. Gasoline is $4 a gallon. I was driving 70 miles an hour.

 

[nininaz]

It's a common construction. Gasoline is $4 a gallon. I was driving 70 miles an hour.

I really appreciate your patient on responding the posts.Thanks a lot volunteer helper.

 

[Rover_KE]

Would you mind [STRIKE]if you[/STRIKE] editing the thread title?

It's not necessary at this stage. Please remember next time.:-D

 

[Rover_KE]

Gasoline is $4 a gallon.

Point of information:

Two weeks ago in Florida I paid $3.50 a gallon for petrol (that's what we call gas[oline] here).

Back home yesterday I paid the equivalent of $10 a gallon.

:bad-word:

 

[charliedeut]

Sheer curiosity: are the American and the British gallons still different? I cannot seem to find a reliable source about that.

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, they are. The US gallon is roughly 3.8 liters, the UK (Imperial) gallon roughly 4.5. They use the Imperial gallon in Canada historically, but sell gas in liters there.

The really peculiar thing is that though the UK gallon is bigger, the UK fluid ounce is smaller. Since they reckon there are 160 ounces in a gallon (20 per pint) where we have 128 ounces (16 per pint).

 

[SoothingDave]

Point of information:

Two weeks ago in Florida I paid $3.50 a gallon for petrol (that's what we call gas[oline] here).

Back home yesterday I paid the equivalent of $10 a gallon.

:bad-word:

It's completely outrageous. Gas should be 99 cents/gal, but I'd settle for $2 at this point.