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Solving problems with money
Abi Measures needs a new guitar but it costs £300. She must do chores around the house for the next few months to earn enough to buy it. She gets paid £1.50 for vacuuming the stairs once a week, while cleaning the bathroom earns her £2. £1.50 is earned for cleaning out the pets, added to her £4 a week pocket money and £6 from a neighbour for babysitting. After a few months of saving up, will she have enough to buy her guitar? Three questions of increasing difficulty structure the steps of the problem to find out.
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