Adam has 160 red stickers, blue stickers and green stickers.
15% of the stickers are red.
There are 10 more blue stickers than green stickers.
- How many green stickers are there?
- How many more blue stickers than red stickers?
Red |
Blue |
Green |
Total |
3 u |
17 u = 136 |
20 u = 160 |
|
1 p + 10 |
1 p |
|
(a)
15% =
15100 =
320 Total number of stickers = 20 u
Number of red stickers = 3 u
Number of blue and green stickers
= 20 u - 3 u
= 17 u
20 u = 160
1 u = 160 ÷ 20 = 8
Number of blue stickers and green stickers
= 17 u
= 17 x 8
= 136
Number of green stickers = 1 p
Number of blue stickers = 1 p + 10
Total number of blue and green stickers
= 1 p + 1 p + 10
= 2 p + 10
2 p + 10 = 136
2 p = 136 - 10
2 p = 126
1 p = 126 ÷ 2 = 63
Number of green stickers
= 1 p
= 63
(b)
Number of blue stickers
= 1 p + 10
= 63 + 10
= 73
Number of red stickers
= 3 u
= 3 x 8
= 24
Number of more blue than red stickers
= 73 - 24
= 49
Answer(s): (a) 63; (b) 49