Charlie had
112 as many stamps as Brandon. Brandon had four times as many stamps as Liam. If Charlie had 92 stamps fewer than Liam,
- how many stamps did Charlie have?
- how many stamps did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of stamps that Charlie had = 1 u
Number of stamps that Brandon had = 12 u
Number of stamps that Liam had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of stamps that Charlie had fewer than Liam
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 92
1 u = 92 ÷ 2 = 46
Number of stamps that Charlie had
= 1 u
= 46
(b)
Total number of stamps that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 46
= 736
Answer(s): (a) 46; (b) 736
