Simon gave
29 of his erasers to Neave,
27 of his remaining erasers to George and
35 of the rest of his erasers to Sam. He then had 26 erasers left. How many erasers had he at first?
| Neave |
Remaining erasers |
Total |
| 2 u |
7 u |
9 u |
| |
George |
Rest of the erasers |
|
| |
2 u |
5 u |
|
| |
|
Sam |
Left |
|
| |
|
3 u |
2 u |
|
| |
|
|
26 |
|
Number of erasers that Simon had before = 9 u
Number of erasers that Simon gave to Neave = 2 u
Number of erasers that Simon gave to George = 2 u
Number of erasers that Simon gave to Sam = 3 u
Number of erasers that Simon had left = 2 u
2 u = 26
1 u = 26 ÷ 2 = 13
Number of erasers that Simon had at first
= 9 u
= 9 u x 13
= 117
Answer(s): 117
