Zeph had
112 as many buttons as Xavier. Xavier had four times as many buttons as Eric. If Zeph had 44 buttons fewer than Eric,
- how many buttons did Zeph have?
- how many buttons did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of buttons that Zeph had = 1 u
Number of buttons that Xavier had = 12 u
Number of buttons that Eric had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of buttons that Zeph had fewer than Eric
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 2 = 22
Number of buttons that Zeph had
= 1 u
= 22
(b)
Total number of buttons that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 22
= 352
Answer(s): (a) 22; (b) 352