Jenny goes to the shop.

She buys

• three cups for £1.24 each

three saucers for 95p each

• a teapot for £6.18

Jenny has £20 to spend. She also wants to buy some plates, which are £1.57 each

What is the greatest number of plates Jenny can buy?

5

Step-by-step explanation:

1.24 times 3 = 3.72

.95 (the value of pence to a pound in decimal form) = 2.85

6.18 for the teapot

2.72+2.85+6.18=11.75

She now has £8.25 left (20-11.75).

8.25/1.57=the amount of plates she can buy: 5.25477707006, so 5 with some money left

3 cups at 1.24 = 3.27

3 saucers at. 95 = 2.85

3.27+2.15 = 6.57 + 6.18 = 12.75

20.00-12.75=7.25

1.57x4 = 6.28

Therefore Jenny can only by 4 plates.

Her remaining balance after is £7.25 after she bought cups, saucers, and a teapot. She bought 4 plates with. 97 remaining

Answer is 4