Pens cost 15p each,
Pencils cost 6p each.
Megan spent 48p altogether.
How many pens and pencils did she buy?
Dishes cost £1.11 each,
Plates cost £1.41 each.
Kaylee spent £5.04 on dishes and plates.
How many of each did she buy?
Did you peak at the background picture I used for today's Starter? I took the photograph in the French Alps and am quite proud of it. Most people think it is funny because that region of France you will find hill areas.
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Sandwiches cost £1.01 each,
Drinks cost £1.12 each.
Jennifer spent £31.73 on sandwiches and drinks.
How many of each did she buy?
[Assume that at least one of each of the items was bought]
You may wish to use a spreadsheet or write a program on a graphing calculator:
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | |
| 1 | Sandwiches | ||||||||||
| 2 | Drinks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | £2.13 | £3.14 | £4.15 | £5.16 | £6.17 | £7.18 | £8.19 | £9.20 | £10.21 | £11.22 |
| 4 | 2 | £3.25 | £4.26 | £5.27 | £6.28 | £7.29 | £8.30 | £9.31 | £10.32 | £11.33 | £12.34 |
| 5 | 3 | £4.37 | £5.38 | £6.39 | £7.40 | £8.41 | £9.42 | £10.43 | £11.44 | £12.45 | £13.46 |
| 6 | 4 | £5.49 | £6.50 | £7.51 | £8.52 | £9.53 | £10.54 | £11.55 | £12.56 | £13.57 | £14.58 |
| 7 | 5 | £6.61 | £7.62 | £8.63 | £9.64 | £10.65 | £11.66 | £12.67 | £13.68 | £14.69 | £15.70 |
| 8 | 6 | £7.73 | £8.74 | £9.75 | £10.76 | £11.77 | £12.78 | £13.79 | £14.80 | £15.81 | £16.82 |
| 9 | 7 | £8.85 | £9.86 | £10.87 | £11.88 | £12.89 | £13.90 | £14.91 | £15.92 | £16.93 | £17.94 |
| 10 | 8 | £9.97 | £10.98 | £11.99 | £13.00 | £14.01 | £15.02 | £16.03 | £17.04 | £18.05 | £19.06 |
| 11 | 9 | £11.09 | £12.10 | £13.11 | £14.12 | £15.13 | £16.14 | £17.15 | £18.16 | £19.17 | £20.18 |
| 12 | 10 | £12.21 | £13.22 | £14.23 | £15.24 | £16.25 | £17.26 | £18.27 | £19.28 | £20.29 | £21.30 |
