3 children have a total of 1500 stickers.
Bryan has 2 times as many stickers as Adam.
Charlie has 700 stickers more stickers than Adam.
- How many stickers do Bryan and Adam have?
- How many stickers does Adam have less than Bryan?
- How many stickers does Adam have less than Bryan and Charlie?
(a)
Choose the person with least stickers to be 1 u.
Number of stickers that Adam has = 1 u
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 2 u = 2 u
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 1 u + 700
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 2 u + 1 u + 700
= 4 u + 700
4 u + 700 = 1500
4 u = 1500 - 700
4 u = 800
1 u = 800 ÷ 4 = 200
Number of stickers that Bryan and Adam have
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 200
= 600
(b)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Bryan
= 2 u - 1u
= 1 u
= 1 x 200
= 200
(c)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Bryan and Charlie
= (2 u + 1 u + 700) - 1 u
= 2 u + 700
= 2 x 200 + 700
= 400 + 700
= 1100
Answer(s); (a) 600; (b) 200; (c) 1100