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Rosie went into the sweet shop with 10p to spend.

There were cola bottles for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, marshmallow twists for 5p and lollipops for 7p.

2p 3p 5p 7p
Cola bottles
Cola bottles
Mini eggs
Mini eggs
Marshmallow twists
Marshmallow twists
Lollipops
Lollipops

What could she buy if she wanted to spend all her money?

Alice, James, Katie and Henry went into the shop too. They each had 20p to spend and they all spent all of their money.

Alice bought at least one of each kind of sweet. Which one did she have two of?

James spent his money on just one kind of sweet, but he does not like cola bottles. Which sweets did he buy?

Katie bought the same number of sweets as James but she had 3 different kinds. Which sweets did she buy?

Henry chose 8 sweets. What could he have bought?

 
(If you want to do this with cents instead go here )