Simon had some bags of lollipops and some packets of caramel apples. Each bag contained 6 lollipops and each packet contained 8 caramel apples. The total number of bags of lollipops and packets of caramel apples that he had was 20. He had 118 less lollipops than caramel apples. How many bags of lollipops did Simon have?
Number of packets
of caramel apples |
Number of
caramel apples |
Number of bags
of lollipops |
Number of
lollipops |
Less lollipops
than caramel apples |
20
|
20 x 8 =
160 |
0
|
0 x 6 =
0 |
160 - 0 =
160 |
19
|
19 x 8 =
152 |
1
|
1 x 6 =
6 |
152 - 6 =
146 |
17
|
17 x 8 =
136 |
3
|
3 x 6 =
18 |
136 - 18 =
118 |
Total number of packets of caramel apples if all are caramel apples
= 20 x 8
= 160
Big difference between the total number of caramel apples and lollipops
= 160 - 118
= 42
Small difference between the number of caramel apples in one packet and the number of lollipops in one bag
= 160 - 146
= 14
Number of bags of lollipops
= 42 ÷ 14
= 3
Answer(s): 3
