Question

Isla pick tomatoes from her vegetable patch and then sells them in boxes she changes 14p for each tomatoes and 25p for each boxes. a box can hold 12 tomato

how does it cost to buy 18 tomatoes in boxes?



how many tomatoes are in 3 boxes costing £4.39​

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

• 18 tomatoes: £3.02
• £4.39 ⇒ 26 tomatoes

Explanation:

a) at 12 tomatoes per box, 18 tomatoes will require 2 boxes. Then Isla's price will be ...

2(25p) +18(14p) = 50p +252p = £3.02

18 tomatoes in 2 boxes cost £3.02.

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b) The 3 boxes cost 3(25p) = £0.75, so the tomatoes cost ...

£4.39 -0.75 = £3.64

at 14p each, the number of tomatoes is £3.64/£0.14 = 26

There are 26 tomatoes in 3 boxes costing £4.39.