How do you calculate this simply I am trying to explain to a 10 year old simply Choc bars cost 26p each fruit bars cost 18p spent exactly 5 pounds how many of each did he buy Help He's only 10?

Answer 1

To find out how many chocolate bars and fruit bars were bought, we can use a simple method. First, let's convert 5 pounds to pence, which is 500 pence. Then, we can think of it like this: if you buy some chocolate bars (26p each) and some fruit bars (18p each), the total cost of all the bars must add up to 500p. You can try different combinations of chocolate and fruit bars until you find the right mix that adds up to 500p!