Adam has 70 red stickers.
Adam has 5 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 5 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
= 5 u
= 5 x 70
= 350
(b)
Number of more blue stickers than red stickers
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 70
= 280
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 70
= 420
(d)
Number of less red stickers than blue stickers
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 70
= 280
Answer(s): (a) 350; (b) 280; (c) 420; (d) 280