A bag of beads was distributed equally among 16 children. When 6 of these children gave up
58 of their share, the rest of the children received 6 more beads each. How many beads were there in the bag?
| |
Beads given up |
Beads received |
Total beads |
| Number |
6 |
10 |
16 |
| Value |
5 u |
6 |
8 u |
| Total value |
30 u |
60 |
128 u |
Number of children who received the extra beads
= 16 - 6
= 10
Total number of extra beads received by the rest of the children
= 10 x 6
= 60
Total number of beads given up
= 6 x 5 u
= 30 u
30 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2
Total number of beads for 16 children
= 16 x 8 u
= 128 u
= 128 x 2
= 256
Answer: 256
