Friday 5 December 2014

Santa Buys Name Tags *

Santa decides to buy name tags for his reindeer.  The names are:
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen. Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph.

For each name tag, vowels cost £3.30 and consonants cost £5.70.

a) Which 3 reindeer are tied for the most expensive names?
b) Which 3 reindeer are tied for the least expensive names?
c) How much did Santa pay for the name tags for all 9 reindeer?

Variation - Change the cost of the letters to make the challenge easier or more difficult.  For example, younger children may be able to add together whole pounds (ie. vowels = £3 and consonants £5) instead of working with pounds and pence together.