Perry had 239 stickers more than Elyse. Given that they have a total of 473 stickers,
- how many stickers did Elyse have?
- how many stickers did Perry have?
(a)
Number of stickers that Perry that = 1 u + 239
Number of stickers that Elyse had = 1 u
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 239 + 1 u
= 2 u + 239
2 u + 239 = 473
2 u = 473 - 239
2 u = 234
1 u = 234 ÷ 2 = 117
Number of stickers that Elyse had
= 1 u
= 117
(b)
Number of stickers that Perry had
= 1 u + 239
= 117 + 239
= 356
Answer(s): (a) 117; (b) 356