Adam has 60 stickers.
Adam has 5 times as many green stickers as red stickers.
- Number of green stickers = _____
- Number of more green stickers than red stickers = _____
- Total number of stickers = _____
- Number of less red stickers than green stickers = _____
(a)
The number of green 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 green stickers = 5 u
Total number of stickers = 1 u + 5 u = 6 u
6 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 6 = 10
Number of green stickers
= 5 u
= 5 x 10
= 50
(b)
Number of more green stickers than red stickers
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 10
= 40
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 10
= 60
(d)
Number of less red stickers than green stickers
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 10
= 40
Answer(s): (a) 50; (b) 40; (c) 60; (d) 40