Three clowns, Buffoo, Buster and Buttercup each has 8 loot bags. After giving away some of their loot bags, Buffoo has 7 loot bags left, Buster has 7 more loot bags than Buttercup while Buttercup has 2 fewer loot bags than Buffoo. Find
- The number of loot bags Buttercup has left.
- The number of loot bags Buster has left.
(a)
Number of loot bags that Buffoo has left = 7
Number of loot bags that Buttercup has left
= 7 - 2
= 5
(b)
Number of loot bags that Buster has left
= 5 + 7
= 12
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 12