Equation Detective – Level 1 – Hard

Four friends – Lily, James, Aiden, and Sophia – each bought a different item: wrap, smoothie, panini, or soup. Each made their purchase on a different weekday: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday.

Each item had a different price.

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Clues:

1. The wrap cost £3 less than the smoothie.
2. Sophia didn’t buy anything on Wednesday, Monday, or Tuesday.
3. Lily spent £4 more than the person who bought the soup.
4. Aiden did not buy the panini.
5. The total cost of Lily and James’s items was £17.
6. The smoothie cost £9 on Wednesday.
7. The soup was not purchased on Friday, but did cost £5.
8. James did not buy the smoothie or the soup.
9. The person who bought the wrap spent £6.
10. Aiden made his purchase on Tuesday for £5.