Nadia has £5 to buy pencils and rulers. Prices: Pencils - 8p each Rulers - 30p each She says, "I will buy 15 pencils Then I will buy as many rulers as possible With my change I will buy more pencils." How many pencils and how many rulers does she

£5 = 500 p1 Pencil = 8p1 ruler= 30pIf she is buying 15 Pencil , it will be= 8 *15= 120p, 380 p remains ( 500p-120p= 380p) 360p / 30 = 12 rulers this will give you a change of 20 p , 20/8 ( price for a pencil) = 2 pencilsHence, Nadia will buy 17 pencil, 12 rulers and will keep a change of 4p.

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