Question

6 Anton is buying supplies for a charity event.

A pack of 50 paper cups costs £1.89.
A pack of 10 paper plates costs 49p.
Anton has £15 to spend.
Anton buys 250 paper cups and spends the rest on paper plates.
How many paper plates can he buy?

Answer 1

110 is the answer

Explanation:

Step 1: (250 ÷ 50) × £1.89

= 5 × £1.89

= £9.45

The rest = £15 - £9.45

= £5.55

He now has 5.55 left to spend on paper plates.

We know that 100p = £1

so the equation would be

5.55 × 100 = 555p

555p ÷ 49p = 11

And since he wants to buy 10 paper plates, we do

10 × 11 = 110

So, he can buy 110 paper plates