Xavier gave
19 of his buttons to Carl,
18 of his remaining buttons to Vaidev and
27 of the rest of his buttons to Billy. He then had 25 buttons left. How many buttons had he at first?
| Carl |
Remaining buttons |
Total |
| 1 u |
8 u |
9 u |
| |
Vaidev |
Rest of the buttons |
|
| |
1 u |
7 u |
|
| |
|
Billy |
Left |
|
| |
|
2 u |
5 u |
|
| |
|
|
25 |
|
Number of buttons that Xavier had before = 9 u
Number of buttons that Xavier gave to Carl = 1 u
Number of buttons that Xavier gave to Vaidev = 1 u
Number of buttons that Xavier gave to Billy = 2 u
Number of buttons that Xavier had left = 5 u
5 u = 25
1 u = 25 ÷ 5 = 5
Number of buttons that Xavier had at first
= 9 u
= 9 u x 5
= 45
Answer(s): 45
