A bag of stickers was distributed equally among 17 students. When 9 of these students gave up
23 of their share, the rest of the students received 9 more stickers each. How many stickers were there in the bag?
| |
Stickers given up |
Stickers received |
Total stickers |
| Number |
9 |
8 |
17 |
| Value |
2 u |
9 |
3 u |
| Total value |
18 u |
72 |
51 u |
Number of students who received the extra stickers
= 17 - 9
= 8
Total number of extra stickers received by the rest of the students
= 8 x 9
= 72
Total number of stickers given up
= 9 x 2 u
= 18 u
18 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 18 = 4
Total number of stickers for 17 students
= 17 x 3 u
= 51 u
= 51 x 4
= 204
Answer: 204
