Some notebooks and markers were packed into silver and pink packets. There were 6 more silver packets than pink packets. Each silver carton contained 8 notebooks and each pink carton contained 12 markers. Given that there were 16 fewer notebooks than markers in total, how much notebooks were there?
| |
Notebooks in
silver packets |
Markers in
pink packets |
Difference |
| Number |
1 u + 6 |
1 u |
|
| Value |
8 |
12 |
|
| Total value |
8 u + 48 |
12 u |
16 |
Number of fewer notebooks than markers
= 12 u - (8 u + 48)
= 12 u - 8 u - 48
= 4 u - 48
4 u - 48 = 16
4 u = 48 + 16
4 u = 64
1 u = 64 ÷ 4 = 16
Total number of notebooks
= 8 u + 48
= 8 x 16 + 48
= 128 + 48
= 176
Answer(s): 176
