Jack gave
15 of his stickers to John,
14 of his remaining stickers to Fred and
13 of the rest of his stickers to Eric. He then had 24 stickers left. How many stickers had he at first?
| John |
Remaining stickers |
Total |
| 1 u |
4 u |
5 u |
| |
Fred |
Rest of the stickers |
|
| |
1 u |
3 u |
|
| |
|
Eric |
Left |
|
| |
|
1 u |
2 u |
|
| |
|
|
24 |
|
Number of stickers that Jack had before = 5 u
Number of stickers that Jack gave to John = 1 u
Number of stickers that Jack gave to Fred = 1 u
Number of stickers that Jack gave to Eric = 1 u
Number of stickers that Jack had left = 2 u
2 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 2 = 12
Number of stickers that Jack had at first
= 5 u
= 5 u x 12
= 60
Answer(s): 60
