Jeremy had
112 as many buttons as Tim. Tim had four times as many buttons as Will. If Jeremy had 62 buttons fewer than Will,
- how many buttons did Jeremy have?
- how many buttons did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of buttons that Jeremy had = 1 u
Number of buttons that Tim had = 12 u
Number of buttons that Will had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of buttons that Jeremy had fewer than Will
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 62
1 u = 62 ÷ 2 = 31
Number of buttons that Jeremy had
= 1 u
= 31
(b)
Total number of buttons that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 31
= 496
Answer(s): (a) 31; (b) 496
