Gabriel had
110 as many pens as Reggie. Reggie had twice as many pens as Paul. If Gabriel had 168 pens fewer than Paul,
- how many pens did Gabriel have?
- how many pens did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of pens that Gabriel had = 1 u
Number of pens that Reggie had = 10 u
Number of pens that Paul had = 10 u ÷ 2 = 5 u
Number of pens that Gabriel had fewer than Paul
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 4 = 42
Number of pens that Gabriel had
= 1 u
= 42
(b)
Total number of pens that they had
= 1 u + 10 u + 5 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 42
= 672
Answer(s): (a) 42; (b) 672
