Thread: Maths Scholarship help

Hello i am studying for a scholarship which I am due to take in 1 week. I am doing a few practice papers and I was wondering if anyone could work out the answer to this question


The Best Bakery sells triangular cakes at 39p and square buns 23p each. For her party, Helen
buys a total of 40 of these cakes and buns and spends £13.52.
How many of each did she buy?

Hello, gazing600000!

Let = number of cakes.
. . At each, they cost cents.
Let = number of buns.
. . At each, they cost cents.

The total cost is
. .

The total number bought is 40:
. .

Solve the system of equations: .