Problem Solving

1) 10 pens cost £15.00. How much does 3 pens cost?

2) Share £42.00 between John and Jake in the ratio of 4:3.

3) An adult ticket to the cinema costs £16. A child ticket costs 3/4 of the adult ticket. A group of 5 adults and some children go to the cinema and buy tickets for £104. How many children are in the group?

4) Year 5 went on a trip and were offered two options for lunch; a burger which costed £4 and a pizza with a drink which costed £5. If 30 children went on the trip and spent £142 for lunch, how many children opted for the burger?

5) Mr. Smith went to the laundry to dry clean his coats and shirts. These were the prices:
Coat           £3.50/item
Shirt           £1.25/item

If he paid £21.50, how many coats and shirts did he give to be dry cleaned?

6) John and Jake helped Mr. Smith to mow his overgrown garden. John mowed for 2 hours and 30 minutes and Jake mowed for 3 hours and 30 minutes. He paid them £30 in total. What was John's pay?

7) £1 = 1.50 euros
       45 euros = £______
     27 euros = £______

8)  £1 = $1.60
     $32 = £______
     $80 = £______

9) Mr. Smith bought a sofa. He paid 40% of the money on the day of purchase. He had to pay £300(remaining amount) more. How much did the sofa cost?

10) In a restaurant, a burger with chips costs 50p more than a burger. Five friends ate in the restaurant and paid £26 in total. How many friends chose burger with chips?

11) Shirt             £49.99
      Scarf             £14.49
      Hat                ????

Jack bought a shirt, 2 scarves and a hat and paid £100 and got £14.04 change. How much did the hat cost?