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This potato math ain't adding up
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this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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Potatoes: 87¢/lb source
McDonald's Hash browns: $3.45/56g(0.143 lb) source
1 ÷ 0.143 = 6.99
$3.45 x 6.99 = $24.16
Now I'm not great at math so correct me if I'm wrong, but that means that for every 1 pound of potatoes McDonald's buys, they sell 7 hash browns for about $24 fucking dollars.
Numbers are of course prone to fluctuations but JFC
Actually about 28$/lb, or about 32$ hashbrown price per 1$ potato cost
56g is 0.12345 pounds.
0.87/3.49*0.12345=0.03077 (assuming it's only potatoes.. this is the ratio between potato cost and McD hashbrown price).
We invert it to flip the ratio: 0.03077^-1= 32.5.
32.5$ for every 1$ of potatoes.
Ah, lovely, thank you.