# 5.1. Condition:

Polina came to the cafeteria and saw that 2 puff pastries cost 3 times more than 2 pies. Polina didn't have enough money for 2 puff pastries, but she did have enough for 1 pie and 1 puff pastry. After the purchase, she wondered how many times more money she spent buying 1 puff pastry and 1 pie instead of 2 pies. Help Polina answer this question.
Answer: 2

## Solution.

2 puff pastries are 3 times more expensive than 2 pies, so one puff pastry is 3 times more expensive than one pie, which means one puff pastry costs as much as 3 pies. Therefore, 1 puff pastry and 1 pie cost as much as 4 pies. Then they are 2 times more expensive than 2 pies.