3 children have a total of 2500 stickers.
Charlie has 3 times as many stickers as Adam.
Bryan has 700 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 + 700
Total number of stickers
= 1 u + 3 u + 1 u + 700
= 5 u + 700
5 u + 700 = 2500
5 u = 2500 - 700
5 u = 1800
1 u = 1800 ÷ 5 = 360
Number of stickers that Charlie and Adam have
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 360
= 1440
(b)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Charlie
= 3 u - 1u
= 2 u
= 2 x 360
= 720
(c)
Number of stickers that Adam has less than Charlie and Bryan
= (3 u + 1 u + 700) - 1 u
= 3 u + 700
= 3 x 360 + 700
= 1080 + 700
= 1780
Answer(s); (a) 1440; (b) 720; (c) 1780