Caden had
16 as many erasers as Jeremy. Jeremy had twice as many erasers as Asher. If Caden had 60 erasers fewer than Asher,
- how many erasers did Caden have?
- how many erasers did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of erasers that Caden had = 1 u
Number of erasers that Jeremy had = 6 u
Number of erasers that Asher had = 6 u ÷ 2 = 3 u
Number of erasers that Caden had fewer than Asher
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 2 = 30
Number of erasers that Caden had
= 1 u
= 30
(b)
Total number of erasers that they had
= 1 u + 6 u + 3 u
= 10 u
= 10 x 30
= 300
Answer(s): (a) 30; (b) 300
