Zeph had
112 as many stamps as Xavier. Xavier had four times as many stamps as Gabriel. If Zeph had 80 stamps fewer than Gabriel,
- how many stamps did Zeph have?
- how many stamps did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of stamps that Zeph had = 1 u
Number of stamps that Xavier had = 12 u
Number of stamps that Gabriel had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of stamps that Zeph had fewer than Gabriel
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 2 = 40
Number of stamps that Zeph had
= 1 u
= 40
(b)
Total number of stamps that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 40
= 640
Answer(s): (a) 40; (b) 640
