Jeremy gave
19 of his cards to Oscar,
18 of his remaining cards to Cole and
37 of the rest of his cards to Will. He then had 28 cards left. How many cards had he at first?
| Oscar |
Remaining cards |
Total |
| 1 u |
8 u |
9 u |
| |
Cole |
Rest of the cards |
|
| |
1 u |
7 u |
|
| |
|
Will |
Left |
|
| |
|
3 u |
4 u |
|
| |
|
|
28 |
|
Number of cards that Jeremy had before = 9 u
Number of cards that Jeremy gave to Oscar = 1 u
Number of cards that Jeremy gave to Cole = 1 u
Number of cards that Jeremy gave to Will = 3 u
Number of cards that Jeremy had left = 4 u
4 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 4 = 7
Number of cards that Jeremy had at first
= 9 u
= 9 u x 7
= 63
Answer(s): 63
