Let's solve each part of the shopping maths problem step by step, using the prices shown in the image:
Prices from the Image:
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Cola – 15p
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Chocolate biscuits – 16p
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Tomato soup – 14p
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Crisps – 11p
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Bread rolls – 10p each
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Baked beans – 12p
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Butter – 25p
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Jam – £1 (which is 100p)
We'll calculate each question using these prices.
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a) Two tins of baked beans?
Each tin = 12p
2 × 12p =
24p
✔ Answer: 24p
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b) Six bread rolls and a pack of butter?
Bread roll = 10p → 6 × 10p = 60p
Butter = 25p
Total = 60p + 25p =
85p
✔ Answer: 85p
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c) Four packets of crisps?
Crisps = 11p → 4 × 11p =
44p
✔ Answer: 44p
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d) Two cans of cola and a packet of biscuits?
Cola = 15p → 2 × 15p = 30p
Biscuits = 16p
Total = 30p + 16p =
46p
✔ Answer: 46p
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e) Ten bread rolls, a jar of jam, a pack of butter and two packets of crisps?
- Bread rolls: 10 × 10p = 100p
- Jam: £1 = 100p
- Butter: 25p
- Crisps: 2 × 11p = 22p
Total = 100p + 100p + 25p + 22p =
247p
Convert to pounds: 247p = £2.47
✔ Answer: £2.47
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f) Six cans of cola?
Cola = 15p → 6 × 15p =
90p
✔ Answer: 90p
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g) Three tins of soup and five bread rolls?
Soup = 14p → 3 × 14p = 42p
Bread rolls = 10p → 5 × 10p = 50p
Total = 42p + 50p =
92p
✔ Answer: 92p
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h) Ten packets of crisps and a packet of biscuits?
Crisps = 11p → 10 × 11p = 110p
Biscuits = 16p
Total = 110p + 16p =
126p = £1.26
✔ Answer: £1.26
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i) Three tins of baked beans and four tins of soup?
Baked beans = 12p → 3 × 12p = 36p
Soup = 14p → 4 × 14p = 56p
Total = 36p + 56p =
92p
✔ Answer: 92p
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j) Four packs of butter and three jars of jam?
Butter = 25p → 4 × 25p = 100p
Jam = £1 = 100p → 3 × 100p = 300p
Total = 100p + 300p =
400p = £4.00
✔ Answer: £4.00
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k) Two packets of biscuits and six packets of crisps?
Biscuits = 16p → 2 × 16p = 32p
Crisps = 11p → 6 × 11p = 66p
Total = 32p + 66p =
98p
✔ Answer: 98p
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✔ Final Answers:
| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------------|
| a | 24p |
| b | 85p |
| c | 44p |
| d | 46p |
| e | £2.47 |
| f | 90p |
| g | 92p |
| h | £1.26 |
| i | 92p |
| j | £4.00 |
| k | 98p |
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