\u201cI hear the jingle of the fruit vendor Zoltan passing by, Lennie,\u201d said mommy. \u201cWon\u2019t you please run out and buy some fruit for your lunch box next week, and take this basket.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, mommy.\u201d Lennie ran out with the basked to catch Zoltan before he rode away on his bicycle stand.<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy wants me to buy some fruits for my lunch box,\u201d said Lennie eagerly as he arrived breathing heavily at the fruit stand.<\/p>\n
\u201cFruits are good for you, young man,\u201d replied Zoltan, \u201cI have five apples, four pears and three plums. What would you like for your lunch box.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll take three apples, two pears and one plum, please,\u201d said Lennie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat will be one dollar and twenty cents, my little friend,\u201d said Zoltan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOoops, I forgot to bring some money,\u201d said a flustered Lennie.<\/p>\n
\u201cYoung man, if you can tell me how many different baskets you could fill with apples, pears and plums, taking none or any number of each of these fruit types each time, you won\u2019t have to pay,\u201d laughed Zoltan, who had taken a shine to the bright boy.<\/p>\n
\u201cOk, sir, I\u2019ll think about it,\u201d said Lennie, scratching his head full of hair…<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, here are some fruits for my lunch box next week,\u201d said Lennie, handing over the basket with the fruits.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much did it cost,\u201d asked mommy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t have to pay because I gave the right answer,\u201d said Lennie.<\/p>\n
Can you work out how many baskets Lennie told Zoltan could be filled with the fruits on display?<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>