maths puzzler

[legend_mark5]

Gobstoppers are 2 pence each, and lollipops are 5 pence each. Hannah spent a pound and got 35 sweets. How many gobstoppers did she get?

a 20


b 15


c 10


d 25

[daniela31]

Greedy cow!! 35 sweets!!! hope all her teeth fall out.

[redcrx]

25 greedy wotsit

[legend_mark5]

clever trever red

[Ethel]

25 x 2 p = 50p

10 x 5p = 50p

50p = 50 = �1

So she bought 25 2p gobstoppers

Sorry you're having trouble with your homework

[legend_mark5]

Sorry i had the answer before you pulled out your abacus mate .

lol



You do like longhand/longwinded answers tho



T D H : 0)

[Ethel]

And least they're not rambling drivel

[legend_mark5]

Well anyone can google , so im told .Calm down lethal eh ?



Heres one for ya


Apples for Apples

A man was asked what price per 100 he paid for some apples.


His reply was as follows: "If they had been 4 cents more per 100 I should have got five less for $1.20."

Can you say what the price was per 100?