Sunday, June 14, 2020

Shopping Spree Maths question

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Mrs Pine went on a shopping spree. When she arrived home, she was checking her receipts.  She had bought 4 items but only had the receipts for 2 of them.  She had spent a total of $167.34.  The receipts she had were: $83.51, $36.49.  She knew the other two items had a difference in their cost of about $5.  What might the items have cost?