On Monday Jacob bought a guitar for £10
On Tuesday he sold it for £22
On Wednesday he bought it back for £31
On Thursday he needed money for a football match so he again sold his guitar, this time for £43.
Overall, did Jacob make or lose money?
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I don't wish to be negative, but I dislike spelling or gramatical errors. In today's starter Lose is spelt with double o, it shouldn't be. Can it be changed? Thanks"
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Good, achieved the results I required
Satisfactory
Didn't really capture the interest of the students
Not for me! I wouldn't use this type of activity.
This starter has scored a mean of 3.6 out of 5 based on 59 votes.
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Jacob made £24