Wednesday 29 March 2017

Pricy presents


Miss Scarlett paid £21 for five presents.

For A and B she paid a total of £6.
For B and C she paid a total of £10.
For C and D she paid a total of £7.
For D and E she paid a total of £9.

How much did Miss Scarlett pay for each present. 
Remember to explain how you solved the problem.

49 comments:

  1. £30 i know that because 6+10=16 and 16+7=23 23+9=32

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    1. You need to read the question carefully Shakeer. Try again.

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  2. 6+10+7+9=32

    9+6+7=22

    22+10=32 You just need to add on a 10 and the units will stay the same but tens change one up.

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    1. You have now understood the question Jahvon. You need to find out how much each present costs.

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  3. A=2 B=4 C=6 D=1 E=8
    miss Scarlett spent £2 on person A,£4 on person B,£6 on person C,£1 on person D,£8 on person E.

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  4. She paid 3.00 for present A, 8.00 for present B and D, 8.50 for present C and 4.50 for present E.-

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  5. the answer is 32.00

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  6. the awsswer is 31

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  7. I think if miss Scarlett pay A and B she paid a total of 6 or if she pays B and C she paid a total 10 she pays 16

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  8. i think you should do 10+9=19 and if you add the 6 it makes 26 then add the 7 is 32 then add the
    19
    1 26
    + 32 miss scarlett as 67 poundz for each box i think.
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    6 7 so miss

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    1. Jossi, first try and find what A and B would be. Then see if it works with the rest of them.

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    2. Are u sure?
      We don't think your supposed to add it.

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  9. miss scarlet bought £32 for all of the presents because if you add 6+10+7+9=32

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    1. Same with you, Ishmael. The totals of the presents don't make the actual answer. Try working out the total of A + B first.

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  10. kermarley 4 blue10:27 am, March 31, 2017

    it is clearly not 21 because if you add 6 with 10 and ,7,9 that dose not make 21 it makes 25.

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    1. Kermarley, try doing the working out properly, see if you find 21.

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  11. well 6+10=16 16+7=23 23+9=32 when I add 6+10= it was 16 then I add the answer to the the next question well the answer was 32

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  12. Hi Everyone

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  13. A=£4, B=£2, C=£8, D=£5, E=£4. 8 + 8 + 7 = 23. So Miss Scarlett spent £23 on the presents.

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    1. But she only spends £21 Fathia. This cannot be changed. You started correctly, but you need to look again at some of your answers.

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  14. well 3+3=6 so that means a is basically £3
    well5+5=10so that means b is basically £5 don't forget about the £3 left over so it is actually £8
    well4+3=
    to be continued

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  15. So I added 6+10= 16 16+7= 23 23+9= 32

    That means that she didn't spend £21 and that she spent £32 in total.
    Also present A is £2 and present B is £4 and present C is £6 and D is £1 also E is £8 and if I add it altogether I get £32

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    1. You are nearly there Jayanna. She only spent £21, not £32. So all the presents must add up to £21. Therefore ...

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  16. The answer is 22

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    1. Well done but can u explain how u worked this out?

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    2. I worked this out by adding the answers together.

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  17. The answer is 32.00

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    1. Explain how u know it is

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    2. Because 6+10=16 and then you add 16 7 answer is 23 and you add 16 9 answers is 32

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  18. 7+9=16
    6+10=16
    so if you add them up together it makes 32 so the answer is 32

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  19. I think miss Scarlet spends £32 let me sho you 6+10=16 16+7=23 23+9=32 so the answer is32

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  20. I think if miss scarlet did D and E it will be 10+9=19 so the answer will be 19, it will so close to 21.

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    1. Well done you're really close

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  21. 6+10=16 10+7=17 7+9=16 and i think it should be add the answer's together so 16+10=26 17+16=33 And the answer is 33.

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    1. Are u sure? Explain how u know it is.

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    2. I agree, you need to read the question again Aaliyah. She spends £21 on five presents, not £33. Use the clues to work out how much each costs.

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  22. i think it 32 because 6+10+7+8= 6+10=16 and 7+9=16 16+16=32£ pounds so there no way she could of pay 21 pounds

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  23. A B C D E
    2 4 6 1 8

    2+4=6 4+6=10 6+1=7 1+8=9 6+10+7+9=32 I think that the answer is 32 because when I added it up it equaled 32 so my guess is £32

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    1. Why £32? That was not the question!

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    2. Because I added it altogether and £32 was my answer.

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  24. Miss Scarlett paid £32 because 6+10+7+9=32 so the total is £32.

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  25. A=2 B=4 C=6 D=1 E=8 2 plus 4 = 6 4 plus 6 = 10 6 plus 1 = 7 1 plus 8 =9 6 plus 10 plus 7 plus 9=32 I solved this by looking and the answers and thinking it might be that number

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    1. This is almost right. But why did you keep adding to get to 32. She only spends £21. Read the question carefully Taio.

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