Jeremy had
19 as many stamps as Wesley. Wesley had thrice as many stamps as Albert. If Jeremy had 58 stamps fewer than Albert,
- how many stamps did Jeremy have?
- how many stamps did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of stamps that Jeremy had = 1 u
Number of stamps that Wesley had = 9 u
Number of stamps that Albert had = 9 u ÷ 3 = 3 u
Number of stamps that Jeremy had fewer than Albert
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 58
1 u = 58 ÷ 2 = 29
Number of stamps that Jeremy had
= 1 u
= 29
(b)
Total number of stamps that they had
= 1 u + 9 u + 3 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 29
= 377
Answer(s): (a) 29; (b) 377
