Adam has 30 less green stickers than red stickers.
Adam has 6 times as many red stickers as green stickers.
- Number of red stickers
- Number of green stickers
- Total number of stickers
- Number of less green stickers than red stickers
(a)
The number of red stickers is 6 times the number of green stickers.
The number of green stickers is the smaller group.
Number of green stickers = 1 u
Number of red stickers = 6 u
Number of less green stickers than red stickers = 6 u - 1 u = 5 u
5 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Number of red stickers
= 6 u
= 6 x 6
= 36
(b)
Number of green stickers
= 1 u
= 6
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 6 u + 1 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 6
= 42
(d)
Number of less green stickers than red stickers
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 6
= 30
Answer(s): (a) 36; (b) 6; (c) 42; (d) 30