mr shepherd comes into the shop to buy some flowers for his wife. he buys 1 dozen daffodils. how...
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Mr Shepherd comes into the shop to buy some flowers for his wife. He buys 1 dozen
daffodils. How much does he spend?
Price List
Daffodils – 49p each
Roses – 49p each
Tulips – 51p each
Lilies – 51p each
£6.00
£5.88
£5.66
Is this how you worked it out?
12 x 49 = (12 x 50) – 1212 x 49 = 600 – 1212 x 49 = 588
Or did you use the grid method?
Good try, but think about what multiple of ten is very close to 49. Could you use that to help you work out
the calculation?
A famous actor comes into the shop to buy some flowers for his new girlfriend. He buys
15 Lilies. How much does he spend?
Price List
Daffodils – 49p each
Roses – 49p each
Tulips – 51p each
Lilies – 51p each
£7.85
£7.75
£7.65
Is this how you worked it out?
15 x 51 = (15 x50) + 1515 x 51 = 750 +1515 x 51 = 765
Or did you use the grid method?
Good try, but think about what multiple of ten is very close to 51. Could you use that to help you work out
the calculation?
An old lady comes into the shop to buy some flowers for her granddaughter.
She buys 2 dozen Tulips.How much does she spend?
Price List
Daffodils – 49p each
Roses – 49p each
Tulips – 51p each
Lilies – 51p each
£12.24
£11.94
£12.54
Is this how you worked it out?
24 x 51 = (24 x 50) + 2424 x 51 = 1200 + 2424 x 51 = 1224
Or did you use the grid method?
Good try, but think about what multiple of ten is very close to 51. Could you use that to help you work out
the calculation?
A rich man comes into the shop to buy some flowers for his girlfriend. He buys 36 Roses.
How much does he spend?
Price List
Daffodils – 49p each
Roses – 49p each
Tulips – 51p each
Lilies – 51p each
£17.84
£17.44
£17.64
Is this how you worked it out?
36 x 49 = (36 x 50) - 3636 x 49 = 1800 - 3636 x 49 = 1764
Or did you use the grid method?
Good try, but think about what multiple of ten is very close to 49. Could you use that to help you work out
the calculation?
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