Sean had 206 stickers more than Shiyun. Given that they have a total of 542 stickers,
- how many stickers did Shiyun have?
- how many stickers did Sean have?
(a)
Number of stickers that Sean that = 1 u + 206
Number of stickers that Shiyun had = 1 u
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 206 + 1 u
= 2 u + 206
2 u + 206 = 542
2 u = 542 - 206
2 u = 336
1 u = 336 ÷ 2 = 168
Number of stickers that Shiyun had
= 1 u
= 168
(b)
Number of stickers that Sean had
= 1 u + 206
= 168 + 206
= 374
Answer(s): (a) 168; (b) 374