This is an easier version of a common P5 question shown here.
There are 2 types of items purchased and one of the items bought is slightly more than the other.
The cost of each type of item is given and the difference between the quantities of the 2 types of items bought is also know.
Such question requires students to use "set method" to solve.
These questions are common in Section C of P4 exam papers and will be more apparent in P5 exams.
Calculator usage is not allowed.
Siew Lee bought 3 more apples than pears and
paid $71 altogether for all the apples and pears.
Each apple cost $5 and each pear cost $3.
How many apples did Siew Lee buy?
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