3 children have a total of 1100 stickers.
Bryan has 3 times as many stickers as Charlie.
Adam has 500 stickers more stickers than Charlie.
- How many stickers do Bryan and Charlie have?
- How many stickers does Charlie have less than Bryan?
- How many stickers does Charlie have less than Bryan and Adam?
(a)
Choose the person with least stickers to be 1 u.
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 1 u
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 3 u = 3 u
Number of stickers that Adam has = 1 u + 500
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 3 u + 1 u + 500
= 5 u + 500
5 u + 500 = 1100
5 u = 1100 - 500
5 u = 600
1 u = 600 ÷ 5 = 120
Number of stickers that Bryan and Charlie have
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 120
= 480
(b)
Number of stickers that Charlie has less than Bryan
= 3 u - 1u
= 2 u
= 2 x 120
= 240
(c)
Number of stickers that Charlie has less than Bryan and Adam
= (3 u + 1 u + 500) - 1 u
= 3 u + 500
= 3 x 120 + 500
= 360 + 500
= 860
Answer(s); (a) 480; (b) 240; (c) 860