3 children have a total of 500 stickers.
Charlie has 2 times as many stickers as Bryan.
Adam has 200 stickers more stickers than Bryan.
- How many stickers do Charlie and Bryan have?
- How many stickers does Bryan have less than Charlie?
- How many stickers does Bryan have less than Charlie and Adam?
(a)
Choose the person with least stickers to be 1 u.
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 1 u
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 2 u = 2 u
Number of stickers that Adam has = 1 u + 200
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 2 u + 1 u + 200
= 4 u + 200
4 u + 200 = 500
4 u = 500 - 200
4 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 4 = 75
Number of stickers that Charlie and Bryan have
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 75
= 225
(b)
Number of stickers that Bryan has less than Charlie
= 2 u - 1u
= 1 u
= 1 x 75
= 75
(c)
Number of stickers that Bryan has less than Charlie and Adam
= (2 u + 1 u + 200) - 1 u
= 2 u + 200
= 2 x 75 + 200
= 150 + 200
= 350
Answer(s); (a) 225; (b) 75; (c) 350