Asher had
18 as many beads as Will. Will had twice as many beads as Jeremy. If Asher had 93 beads fewer than Jeremy,
- how many beads did Asher have?
- how many beads did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of beads that Asher had = 1 u
Number of beads that Will had = 8 u
Number of beads that Jeremy had = 8 u ÷ 2 = 4 u
Number of beads that Asher had fewer than Jeremy
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 93
1 u = 93 ÷ 3 = 31
Number of beads that Asher had
= 1 u
= 31
(b)
Total number of beads that they had
= 1 u + 8 u + 4 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 31
= 403
Answer(s): (a) 31; (b) 403
