PSLE Gabriel had 14 more two-dollar notes than fifty-dollar notes at first. He exchanged $500 worth of fifty-dollar notes for two-dollar notes. How many less fifty-dollar notes than two-dollar notes did Gabriel have after the exchange?
Number |
$2 |
$50 |
Before |
1 u + 14 |
1 u |
Change |
+ 250 |
- 10 |
After |
1 u + 14 + 250 |
1 u - 10 |
Number of fifty-dollar notes that Gabriel exchanged into two-dollar notes
= 500 ÷ 50
= 10
Number of two-dollar notes that Gabriel received from the exchange
= 500 ÷ 2
= 250
Number of less fifty-dollar notes than two-dollar notes
= 14 + 250 + 10
= 274
Answer: 274