Ivan had
110 as many buttons as Asher. Asher had twice as many buttons as Ryan. If Ivan had 96 buttons fewer than Ryan,
- how many buttons did Ivan have?
- how many buttons did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of buttons that Ivan had = 1 u
Number of buttons that Asher had = 10 u
Number of buttons that Ryan had = 10 u ÷ 2 = 5 u
Number of buttons that Ivan had fewer than Ryan
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 96
1 u = 96 ÷ 4 = 24
Number of buttons that Ivan had
= 1 u
= 24
(b)
Total number of buttons that they had
= 1 u + 10 u + 5 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 24
= 384
Answer(s): (a) 24; (b) 384
