Vincent gave
19 of his marbles to Cody,
18 of his remaining marbles to Ryan and
27 of the rest of his marbles to Elijah. He then had 35 marbles left. How many marbles had he at first?
| Cody |
Remaining marbles |
Total |
| 1 u |
8 u |
9 u |
| |
Ryan |
Rest of the marbles |
|
| |
1 u |
7 u |
|
| |
|
Elijah |
Left |
|
| |
|
2 u |
5 u |
|
| |
|
|
35 |
|
Number of marbles that Vincent had before = 9 u
Number of marbles that Vincent gave to Cody = 1 u
Number of marbles that Vincent gave to Ryan = 1 u
Number of marbles that Vincent gave to Elijah = 2 u
Number of marbles that Vincent had left = 5 u
5 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
Number of marbles that Vincent had at first
= 9 u
= 9 u x 7
= 63
Answer(s): 63
