Wesley had 219 stamps more than Eva. Given that they have a total of 529 stamps,
- how many stamps did Eva have?
- how many stamps did Wesley have?
(a)
Number of stamps that Wesley that = 1 u + 219
Number of stamps that Eva had = 1 u
Total number of stamps
= 1 u + 219 + 1 u
= 2 u + 219
2 u + 219 = 529
2 u = 529 - 219
2 u = 310
1 u = 310 ÷ 2 = 155
Number of stamps that Eva had
= 1 u
= 155
(b)
Number of stamps that Wesley had
= 1 u + 219
= 155 + 219
= 374
Answer(s): (a) 155; (b) 374
