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2. 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?
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3. 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
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Give the number of rulers and pens and ask how much change you would get
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If I buy 6 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?
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4. 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
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5. 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 x x 15 = 400p = £4
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6. 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
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7. Danielle bought four rulers and some pens.
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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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. Danielle bought seven rulers, five pens and some pencils.
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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
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11. Danielle bought four rulers, five pens and some pencils.
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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 – x45 – 5x30 = 135
135 / 15 = 9 Pencils
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12. 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 x x 10 = 1000
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13. 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
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