Michael had 226 stickers more than Hazel. Given that they have a total of 544 stickers,
- how many stickers did Hazel have?
- how many stickers did Michael have?
(a)
Number of stickers that Michael that = 1 u + 226
Number of stickers that Hazel had = 1 u
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 226 + 1 u
= 2 u + 226
2 u + 226 = 544
2 u = 544 - 226
2 u = 318
1 u = 318 ÷ 2 = 159
Number of stickers that Hazel had
= 1 u
= 159
(b)
Number of stickers that Michael had
= 1 u + 226
= 159 + 226
= 385
Answer(s): (a) 159; (b) 385
