Asher had
16 as many erasers as Glen. Glen had twice as many erasers as Jeremy. If Asher had 52 erasers fewer than Jeremy,
- how many erasers did Asher have?
- how many erasers did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of erasers that Asher had = 1 u
Number of erasers that Glen had = 6 u
Number of erasers that Jeremy had = 6 u ÷ 2 = 3 u
Number of erasers that Asher had fewer than Jeremy
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 52
1 u = 52 ÷ 2 = 26
Number of erasers that Asher had
= 1 u
= 26
(b)
Total number of erasers that they had
= 1 u + 6 u + 3 u
= 10 u
= 10 x 26
= 260
Answer(s): (a) 26; (b) 260
