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St Nicholas 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 2 Q8a Solution

Paper 2 · Q8a · 1 mark · Algebra

Question

The table shows the number of curry puffs sold at a shop last week. Monday to Friday: $2w$ per day. Saturday: $w + 40$. Sunday: $9w - 5$. (a) How many curry puffs were sold altogether last week? Express your answer in terms of $w$ in the simplest form.
Answer: $20w + 35$

Worked solution

  1. Monday to Friday $= 5 \times 2w = 10w$. Adding Saturday and Sunday: $10w + (w + 40) + (9w - 5) = 20w + 35$.

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