Liam has 6 bags and 3 boxes of stickers. He has a total of 174 stickers. Each box contains 10 more stickers than each bag. How many stickers are there in each box?
| |
Bags |
Boxes |
Total |
| Number |
6 |
3 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
1 u + 10 |
|
| Total value |
6 u |
3 u + 30 |
9 u + 30 |
Number of stickers in each bag = 1 u
Number of stickers in each box = 1 u + 10
Total number of stickers in the bags = 6 x 1 u = 6 u
Total number of stickers in the boxes = 3(1 u + 10) = 3 u + 30
Total number of stickers
= 3 u + 6 u + 30
= 9 u + 30
9 u + 30 = 174
9 u = 174 - 30
9 u = 144
1 u = 144 ÷ 9 = 16
Number of stickers in each box
= 1 u + 10
= 16 + 10
= 26
Answer(s): 26
