Adam has 30 stickers.
Adam has 4 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 4 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 = 4 u
Total number of stickers = 1 u + 4 u = 5 u
5 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Number of blue stickers
= 4 u
= 4 x 6
= 24
(b)
Number of more blue stickers than red stickers
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 6
= 18
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 6
= 30
(d)
Number of less red stickers than blue stickers
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 6
= 18
Answer(s): (a) 24; (b) 18; (c) 30; (d) 18