Adam has 40 stickers.
Adam has 7 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 7 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 = 7 u
Total number of stickers = 1 u + 7 u = 8 u
8 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 8 = 5
Number of blue stickers
= 7 u
= 7 x 5
= 35
(b)
Number of more blue stickers than red stickers
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 5
= 30
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 7 u + 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 5
= 40
(d)
Number of less red stickers than blue stickers
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 5
= 30
Answer(s): (a) 35; (b) 30; (c) 40; (d) 30