Adam has 40 red stickers.
Adam has 9 times as many blue stickers as red stickers.
- Number of blue stickers = _____
- Number of more blue stickers than red stickers = _____
- Total number of stickers = _____
- Number of less red stickers than blue stickers = _____
(a)
The number of blue stickers is 9 times the number of red stickers.
The number of red stickers is the smaller group.
Number of red stickers = 1 u
Number of blue stickers
= 9 u
= 9 x 40
= 360
(b)
Number of more blue stickers than red stickers
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 40
= 320
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 9 u + 1 u
= 10 u
= 10 x 40
= 400
(d)
Number of less red stickers than blue stickers
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 40
= 320
Answer(s): (a) 360; (b) 320; (c) 400; (d) 320