P5/P6 Math: Different Multiples of 2 Items with Same Total Value (Individual Difference Given)

2 items of different quantities have the same total value.

The difference between each item is also given.

Such questions can appear in both P5 and P6 Paper 2.

Calculator usage is allowed.

3 bottles of soy sauce cost as much as 5 bottles of cooking oil.

A bottle of soy sauce costs $17.60 more than each bottle of cooking oil.

Find the cost of one bottle of soy sauce.

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P6 Math: Additional Items Bought with Same Amount due to Percentage Discount

The same identical item is bought in different quantities by 2 different people with the same amount of money. This is due to one of them buying with discount and the other buying lesser (paying full price).

Such questions are common in P6 Prelim Papers and usually appears in Paper 2.

Calculator usage is allowed.

Veronica and Betty bought identical mugs from the mall.

Each girl spent a total of $360.

Veronica bought 5 more mugs than Betty because

the mugs that Veronica bought were sold at a 20% discount.

How many mugs did Betty buy?

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