Peter had 65% fewer chocolate bars than Riordan. After Riordan gave 380 chocolate bars to Peter, Peter had
23 as many chocolate bars as Riordan. How many chocolate bars did each of them have in the end?
- Riordan
- Peter
|
Peter |
Riordan |
Total |
Before |
7x5 = 35 u |
20x5 = 100 u |
27x5 = 135 u |
Change |
+ 380 |
- 380 |
|
After |
2x27 = 54 u |
3x27 = 81 u |
5x27 = 135 u |
Number of chocolate bars that Peter had at first in percentage
= 100% - 65%
= 35%
35% =
35100 =
720 The total number of chocolate bars at first and in the end remains unchanged. Make the total number of chocolate bars the same. LCM of 5 and 27 is 135.
Number of chocolate bars that Riordan gave to Peter
= 100 u - 81 u
= 19 u
19 u = 380
1 u = 380 ÷ 19 = 20
Number of chocolate bars that Peter had in the end
= 54 u
= 54 x 20
= 1080
Number of chocolate bars that Riordan had in the end
= 81 u
= 81 x 20
= 1620
Answer(s): (a) 1080; (b) 1620