3 children have a total of 1500 stickers.
Charlie has 3 times as many stickers as Adam.
Bryan has 900 stickers more stickers than Adam.
- How many stickers do Charlie and Adam have?
- How many stickers does Adam have less than Charlie?
- How many stickers does Adam have less than Charlie and Bryan?
(a)
Choose the person with least stickers to be 1 u.
Number of stickers that Adam has = 1 u
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 3 u = 3 u
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 1 u + 900
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 3 u + 1 u + 900
= 5 u + 900
5 u + 900 = 1500
5 u = 1500 - 900
5 u = 600
1 u = 600 ÷ 5 = 120
Number of stickers that Charlie and Adam have
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 120
= 480
(b)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Charlie
= 3 u - 1u
= 2 u
= 2 x 120
= 240
(c)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Charlie and Bryan
= (3 u + 1 u + 900) - 1 u
= 3 u + 900
= 3 x 120 + 900
= 360 + 900
= 1260
Answer(s); (a) 480; (b) 240; (c) 1260