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PSLE 2024 — Jamie oliver egg tarts

Jamie and Oliver used $61.20 each to buy some egg tarts. Jamie has a 15% discount coupon and bought 6 more egg tarts than Oliver.

  1. (a) How many egg tarts did Jamie buy?
  2. (b) What is the cost of an egg tart without the discount?

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Number × value

One batch repeats. Work out one batch, then multiply.

4 batches, all the sameIn allwork out this one, then ×4

How to spot it

Items are described as a fixed group or ratio that repeats, such as tiles following a pattern, snacks sold in a fixed mix, or a rate given per hour or per item.

Common mistake

Children start from the grand total instead of first working out what one batch is worth. In rate questions they also confuse a duration with a clock time.

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