Flynn had 230 stamps more than Joelle. Given that they have a total of 438 stamps,
- how many stamps did Joelle have?
- how many stamps did Flynn have?
(a)
Number of stamps that Flynn that = 1 u + 230
Number of stamps that Joelle had = 1 u
Total number of stamps
= 1 u + 230 + 1 u
= 2 u + 230
2 u + 230 = 438
2 u = 438 - 230
2 u = 208
1 u = 208 ÷ 2 = 104
Number of stamps that Joelle had
= 1 u
= 104
(b)
Number of stamps that Flynn had
= 1 u + 230
= 104 + 230
= 334
Answer(s): (a) 104; (b) 334
