Same pattern as Vending machine — chips and cookies. New numbers, new story. Try each one on paper, then check the working below — or watch it drawn out, the same way the problem above is.
Question 1
A snack machine is emptied at the end of the day. The snacks sold were 3 packets of chips to every 4 cookies. A packet of chips costs $1 and a cookie $2. The snacks sold came to $44. How many snacks were sold altogether?
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Question 2
A snack machine is emptied at the end of the day. The snacks sold were 3 packets of chips to every 2 cookies. A packet of chips costs $1 and a cookie $2. The snacks sold came to $42. How many packets of chips were sold?
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Question 3
A snack machine is emptied at the end of the day. The snacks sold were 3 packets of chips to every 2 cookies. A packet of chips costs $1 and a cookie $2. The snacks sold came to $21. How many cookies were sold?
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Question 4
A snack machine is emptied at the end of the day. The snacks sold were 1 packets of chips to every 3 cookies. A packet of chips costs $1 and a cookie $2. The snacks sold came to $21. How many snacks were sold altogether?
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Question 5
A drinks stall sells tea and coffee. It sells 5 cups of tea to every 2 cups of coffee. A cup of tea costs $2 and a cup of coffee $3. One morning it takes $96. How many cups of coffee did it sell?
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Question 6
A party supplies shop packs orders for birthday parties. Each order has 4 balloons to every 3 goodie bags. A balloon costs $1 and a goodie bag costs $3. The shop's orders that day came to $26. How many items were ordered altogether?
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Question 7
A kueh stall sets up at the pasar malam. It sells 3 pieces of kueh lapis to every 2 pieces of ang ku kueh. A piece of kueh lapis costs $2 and a piece of ang ku kueh costs $1. By the end of the night the stall had taken $32. How many pieces of kueh lapis were sold?
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Question 8
A flower shop is busy making bouquets for Mother's Day. Each order uses 1 roses to every 3 carnations. A rose costs $2 and a carnation costs $1. The shop's orders that day came to $10. How many carnations were used?
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Question 9
The school canteen keeps a record of what it sells at recess. It sold 4 bowls of fishball noodles to every 2 plates of popiah. A bowl of fishball noodles costs $3 and a plate of popiah $2. Recess sales came to $80. How many plates of food were sold altogether?
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Question 10
A class orders stationery from the school bookshop. The order is 2 notebooks to every 2 pens. A notebook costs $3 and a pen $1. The whole order comes to $16. How many items were ordered altogether?
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