Adam has 41 stickers.
After
27 of the red stickers is given away and
another 19 green stickers are bought,
there is an equal number of red and green stickers.
- How many red stickers are there in the end?
- How many less green stickers than red stickers are there at first?
- How many red stickers are given away?
|
Red |
Green |
Before |
7 u |
5 u - 19 |
Change |
- 2 u |
+ 19 |
After |
5 u |
5 u |
(a)
Fraction of the red stickers left
= 1 -
27 =
57 The number of red stickers and green stickers in the end is the same.
Total number of stickers at first
= 7 u + 5 u - 19
= 12 u - 19
12 u - 19 = 41
12 u = 41 + 19
12 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 12 = 5
Number of red stickers in the end
= 5 u
= 5 x 5
= 25
(b)
Number of less green stickers than red stickers at first
= 7 u - (5 u - 19)
= 7 u - 5 u + 19
= 2 u + 19
= 2 x 5 + 19
= 10 + 19
= 29
(c)
Number of red stickers given away
= 2 u
= 2 x 5
= 10
Answer(s): (a) 25; (b) 29; (c) 10