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Today Puzzle #662

Puzzle No. 662– Monday 27 January

Sarah hosted 21 people for a Burn’s night supper this weekend. Each 450g haggis typically feeds 3 people and the last time Sarah bought a 450g haggis was in 2017 at a cost of £3.20. Price inflation has been running at 1.1% per annum since then. How much did Sarah need to spend on haggis to feed her dinner guests this year?

Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Lesley Ann Gray, data scientist at Kantar

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£23.15

Working out:

Sarah is hosting 21 people so she needs 7 haggis (each one feeds three people, so it’s 21 divided by 3).

Year Cost

2017 £3.20

2018 £3.24

2019 £3.27

2020 £3.31

So it’s 7 haggis x £3.31 = £23.15

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