Fred had
112 as many cards as Justin. Justin had four times as many cards as Cole. If Fred had 54 cards fewer than Cole,
- how many cards did Fred have?
- how many cards did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of cards that Fred had = 1 u
Number of cards that Justin had = 12 u
Number of cards that Cole had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of cards that Fred had fewer than Cole
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 54
1 u = 54 ÷ 2 = 27
Number of cards that Fred had
= 1 u
= 27
(b)
Total number of cards that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 27
= 432
Answer(s): (a) 27; (b) 432
