Flynn had
112 as many stamps as Reggie. Reggie had four times as many stamps as Riordan. If Flynn had 46 stamps fewer than Riordan,
- how many stamps did Flynn have?
- how many stamps did they have altogether?
(a)
Number of stamps that Flynn had = 1 u
Number of stamps that Reggie had = 12 u
Number of stamps that Riordan had = 12 u ÷ 4 = 3 u
Number of stamps that Flynn had fewer than Riordan
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 46
1 u = 46 ÷ 2 = 23
Number of stamps that Flynn had
= 1 u
= 23
(b)
Total number of stamps that they had
= 1 u + 12 u + 3 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 23
= 368
Answer(s): (a) 23; (b) 368
