Asher had
18 as many pens as Will. Will had twice as many pens as Vincent. If Asher had 102 pens fewer than Vincent,
- how many pens did Asher have?
- how many pens did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of pens that Asher had = 1 u
Number of pens that Will had = 8 u
Number of pens that Vincent had = 8 u ÷ 2 = 4 u
Number of pens that Asher had fewer than Vincent
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 102
1 u = 102 ÷ 3 = 34
Number of pens that Asher had
= 1 u
= 34
(b)
Total number of pens that they had
= 1 u + 8 u + 4 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 34
= 442
Answer(s): (a) 34; (b) 442
