Question

Ed buys a box of eggs costing £2.40, two packs of bacon for £2.60 each and two tins of baked beans.

He pays with a £10 note and gets 80p change.
How much does a tin of beans cost in pounds?

Answer 1

a tin of beans costs 80p

Explanation:

Let b = 1 tin of baked beans

80p = £0.80

Therefore, we can create an equation from the given information and solve for b:

⇒ 2.40 + 2(2.60) + 2b = 10 - 0.80

⇒ 2.40 + 5.20 + 2b = 10 - 0.80

⇒ 7.60 + 2b = 9.20

⇒ 2b = 1.60

⇒ b = 0.80

Therefore, a tin of beans costs 80p