Question:
A plate of chicken rice cost $4 while a plate of spaghetti cost $7. Miss Tan ordered plates of chicken rice and spaghetti in the ratio 2 : 5 for her pupils in a camp. She paid $258 in total.
a) How many plates of chicken rice did she order?
b) How much more money did she spend on spaghetti than chicken rice?
Solution:
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