Sean gave
111 of his cards to Tommy,
310 of his remaining cards to Howard and
27 of the rest of his cards to Paul. He then had 35 cards left. How many cards had he at first?
| Tommy |
Remaining cards |
Total |
| 1 u |
10 u |
11 u |
| |
Howard |
Rest of the cards |
|
| |
3 u |
7 u |
|
| |
|
Paul |
Left |
|
| |
|
2 u |
5 u |
|
| |
|
|
35 |
|
Number of cards that Sean had before = 11 u
Number of cards that Sean gave to Tommy = 1 u
Number of cards that Sean gave to Howard = 3 u
Number of cards that Sean gave to Paul = 2 u
Number of cards that Sean had left = 5 u
5 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
Number of cards that Sean had at first
= 11 u
= 11 u x 7
= 77
Answer(s): 77
