Adam pays $48 for 2 stickers and 3 beads.
2 stickers cost as much as 1 bead.
- How much is 1 sticker?
- How much is 1 bead?
- How much is 2 beads and 5 stickers?
(a)
Choose the smaller group to be 1 u.
Cost of 1 sticker = 1 u
Cost of 2 stickers = 2 u
Cost of 1 bead = 2 u
Cost of 2 stickers
= 2 x 1 u
= 2 u
Cost of 3 beads
= 3 x 2 u
= 6 u
Total cost of 2 stickers and 3 beads
= 2 u + 6 u
= 8 u
8 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 8 = 6
Cost of 1 sticker
= 1 u
= $6
(b)
Cost of 1 bead
= 2 u
= 2 x 6
= $12
(c)
Cost of 2 beads and 5 stickers
= 2 x 2 u + 5 x 1 u
= 4 u + 5 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 6
= $54
Answer(s): (a) $6; (b) $12; (c) $54