3 children have a total of 2500 stickers.
Adam has 2 times as many stickers as Charlie.
Bryan has 200 stickers more stickers than Charlie.
- How many stickers do Adam and Charlie have?
- How many stickers does Charlie have less than Adam?
- How many stickers does Charlie have less than Adam and Bryan?
(a)
Choose the person with least stickers to be 1 u.
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 1 u
Number of stickers that Adam has = 2 u = 2 u
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 1 u + 200
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 2 u + 1 u + 200
= 4 u + 200
4 u + 200 = 2500
4 u = 2500 - 200
4 u = 2300
1 u = 2300 ÷ 4 = 575
Number of stickers that Adam and Charlie have
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 575
= 1725
(b)
Number of stickers that Charlie has less than Adam
= 2 u - 1u
= 1 u
= 1 x 575
= 575
(c)
Number of stickers that Charlie has less than Adam and Bryan
= (2 u + 1 u + 200) - 1 u
= 2 u + 200
= 2 x 575 + 200
= 1150 + 200
= 1350
Answer(s); (a) 1725; (b) 575; (c) 1350