Question

At the aquarium, posters of sharks cost five dollars and posters of jellyfish cost one dollar. Mr Hickman spent twenty five dollars to buy 9 posters. How many of each type of poster did Mr. Hickman buy?

Answer 1

Mr. Hickman bought 4 shark posters and 5 jellyfish posters.

$20- 4 shark posters
$5- 5 jellyfish posters

Answer 2

He bought 4 shark posters and 5 jellyfish posters.

Explanation:

4×5=20

5×1=5

20+5=25