Nicole had some buttons at first. She gave 25 of her buttons to her brother and 13 of her buttons to her neighbour. After that, her mother gave her another 6 buttons. She had 50 buttons in the end. How many buttons did Nicole have at first?
Fraction of buttons left after giving to her brother and her neighbour
= 1 -
25 -
13 = 1 -
615 -
515 = 1 -
1115 =
415 Number of buttons left after giving to her brother and her neighbour = 4 u
Number of buttons left after her mother gave her another 6 buttons = 4 u + 6
4 u + 6 = 50
4 u = 50 - 6
4 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 4 = 11
Number of buttons that Nicole had at first
= 15 u
= 15 x 11
= 165
Answer(s): 165
