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Danielle bought four rulers and a bunch of pens. Bunch of Pens Original Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 35p each. Danielle bought four rulers and a bunch of pens. She paid with a £5 note and received 40p change. How many pens did she buy? Home

Bunch of Pens Easier Find the cost of 3 pens and 5 rulers How many pens can you buy for £2 and how much change would you get Variation Change the prices Give the number of rulers and pens and ask how much change you would get Include the option of pencils Extension If I buy 6 rulers @ 45p and 10 pens with my £5 then what is the max cost of the pens? If I spend exactly £10 then how many pens and rulers did I buy (9r + 17p) Is there only one answer? Home

Danielle bought four rulers and five pens. How much did this cost her? Bunch of Pens 1 Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 35p each. Danielle bought four rulers and five pens. How much did this cost her? 4 x 45p + 5 x 35 = £3.55 Change the number of rulers & Pens Change the word four to a 4 Change the prices Home

Danielle bought four rulers, five pens and 3 pencils. Bunch of Pens 2 Rulers cost 45p each Pens cost 35p each Pencils cost 15p. Danielle bought four rulers, five pens and 3 pencils. How much did this cost her? 4 x 45 + 5 x 35 + 3 x 15 = 400p = £4 Change the number of rulers, pens & pencils Change the prices Home

Danielle bought four rulers and six pens. Bunch of Pens 3 Rulers cost 55p each. Pens cost 35p each. Danielle bought four rulers and six pens. How much change would she receive from a £10 note? 1000 – 4 x 55 – 6 x 35 = £5.70 Change the number of rulers & pens Change the prices, amount paid Home

Danielle bought four rulers and some pens. Bunch of Pens 4 Rulers cost 60p each. Pens cost 25p each. Danielle bought four rulers and some pens. If the total cost was £4.40 how many pens did she buy? 440 – 4 x 60 = 200 200 / 25 = 8 pens Change the number of rulers Change the prices Change the cost Home

Danielle bought four rulers and a bunch of pens. Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 35p each. Danielle bought four rulers and a bunch of pens. She paid with a £5 note and received 40p change. How many pens did she buy? 460 – 4 x 45 = 280 280 / 35 = 8 pens Change the number of rulers Change the prices Change the cost or change Home

Danielle bought five rulers and a bunch of pens. Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 35p each. Danielle bought five rulers and a bunch of pens. If she paid with a £5 note then what is the maximum number of pens she could buy? 500 – 5 x 45 = 275 275 / 35 = 7 pens Change the number of rulers Change the prices Change the cost Home

Danielle bought seven rulers, five pens and some pencils. Bunch of Pens 7 Rulers cost 45p each Pens cost 35p each Pencils cost 15p. Danielle bought seven rulers, five pens and some pencils. If she had £8 to spend, what is the maximum number of pencils she could buy? 800 – 7 x 45 – 5 x 35 = 310 310 / 15 = 20 Pencils Change the number of rulers & pens Change the prices or money paid Home

Danielle bought four rulers, five pens and some pencils. Bunch of Pens 8 Rulers cost 45p each Pens cost 30p each Pencils cost 15p. Danielle bought four rulers, five pens and some pencils. She paid with a £5 note and received 35p change. How many pencils did she buy? 500 – 35 - 4x45 – 5x30 = 135 135 / 15 = 9 Pencils Change the number of rulers & Pens Change the prices, paid or change Home

Is there only one answer? Bunch of Pens 9 Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 25p each. Pencils cost 10p If I spend exactly £10 and buy at least one ruler, pen and pencil then how many of each did I buy? Is there only one answer? 4 x 45 + 32 x 25 + 2 x 10 = 1000 Lots of Solutions Change the number of rulers Change the prices Change the amount paid or change Home

If I spend exactly £10 then how many rulers and pencils did I buy? Bunch of Pens 10 Rulers cost 45p each. Pens cost 35p each. If I spend exactly £10 then how many rulers and pencils did I buy? Is there only one answer? 9 Rulers and 17 Pencils One Answer Change the prices Change the total cost Home