Question

Large salads cost £4.80, and bread rolls cost 75p each. Six people buy a large salad and 12 bread rolls. They split the cost equally. How much does each person pay?

a) £2.05
b) £2.40
c) £2.75
d) £3.10

Answer 1

Each person would pay £6.30 when splitting the total cost of £37.80 for six large salads and twelve bread rolls equally among six people.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we first calculate the total cost of the large salads and bread rolls. The cost of one large salad is £4.80, and since six people are buying a large salad each, we multiply this by six:

6 × £4.80 = £28.80

Next, we calculate the cost of the bread rolls. Each bread roll costs 75p, and there are 12 bread rolls in total:

12 × 75p = 900p which is £9.00 (since 100p = £1.00)

Now, let's add the cost of the salads and the bread rolls to get the total cost:

£28.80 + £9.00 = £37.80

Since the cost is split equally among six people, we divide the total cost by six:

£37.80 ÷ 6 = £6.30 per person

Therefore, each person would pay £6.30.