Rael gave
110 of his beads to Henry,
29 of his remaining beads to Peter and
37 of the rest of his beads to Tom. He then had 40 beads left. How many beads had he at first?
| Henry |
Remaining beads |
Total |
| 1 u |
9 u |
10 u |
| |
Peter |
Rest of the beads |
|
| |
2 u |
7 u |
|
| |
|
Tom |
Left |
|
| |
|
3 u |
4 u |
|
| |
|
|
40 |
|
Number of beads that Rael had before = 10 u
Number of beads that Rael gave to Henry = 1 u
Number of beads that Rael gave to Peter = 2 u
Number of beads that Rael gave to Tom = 3 u
Number of beads that Rael had left = 4 u
4 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 4 = 10
Number of beads that Rael had at first
= 10 u
= 10 u x 10
= 100
Answer(s): 100
