Celine has £5 to buy pens and rubbers. Pens are 18p each. Rubbers are 30p each. She says “I will buy 15 pens. Then I will buy as many rubbers as possible. With my change I will buy more pens.” How many pens and how many rubbers does she buy? [5 marks]

Answer: 16 pens and 7 rubbers

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