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    3. i bought 4 cups of tea and 5 buns, each bun was 10 pence more than a cup of tea. these cost me 5 pounds. How much was a cup of tea?
    i bought 4 cups of tea and 5 buns, each bun was 10 pence more than a cup of tea. these cost me 5 pounds. How much was a cup of tea?

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      A cup of tea was 50 pence and a bun 60 pence. Therefore 4 teas equal 2 pounds and 5 buns equal 3 pounds and total five pounds
      14 years ago. Rating: 0
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        I really used to hate these problems when i was at school.
        14 years ago. Rating: 0
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          4T+5B=500 pence, B= X+10 pence
          4T+ (5T+ 50 pence) = 500 pence
          9T + 50p = 500p or 9T= 450p
          so T= 50pence & B= 60 pence
          13 years ago. Rating: 0
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