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Hi, please help with this question. Thank you!

Date Posted: 9 months ago
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9 months ago
Thanks for helping! :)
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Hope this helps. Regards
CK
CK
9 months ago
Hi Xavier, thanks for solving the math question. Do you mind explaining why you came up with this solution?
Xavier Sng
Xavier Sng
9 months ago
Greetings. I apologise for my tardy response as I am going through a zoo day.

This is the deal. The question states that a total of $127.50 was paid for 50 burgers of which there were $3 fish burgers and $2.50 beef burgers.

Imagine that you were hosting a kid's birthday party and you left home with $127.50 in your LV. You initially intended to purchase 50 beef burgers, and so paid $2.50 x 50 = $125. But wait, you realised you still have $2.50 in your LV, and so you decided to spend all of it by exchanging some of the purchased beef burgers into fish burgers by doing a top-up. So, with $2.50, how many beef burgers can be exchanged for fish burgers? $2.50= $0.50 x 5.

A recap.
$127.50 - $2.50 x 50
‐----------------------------- = 5
$3 - $2.50

While guess-and-check is a valid method to use, my humble opinion is that primary school mathematics questions seldom necessitate its use. I hope this explanation helps. Regards