Jeremy bought 34 more stickers than Ahmad and Ahmad bought 16 stickers more than Nicole. The total number of stickers Jeremy and Ahmad bought was 4 times the number of stickers Nicole bought.
- How many stickers does Jeremy need to give Ahmad so that they have the same number of stickers?
- How many stickers did all three of them have altogether?
Jeremy |
Ahmad |
Nicole |
1 u + 16 + 34 |
1 u + 16 |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
(a)
Number of stickers that Jeremy needs to give Ahmad so that they have same number of stickers
= 34 ÷ 2
= 17
(b)
Total number of stickers that Jeremy and Ahmad had
= 1 u + 16 + 34 + 1 u + 16
= 1 u + 1 u + 16 + 34 + 16
= 2 u + 66
4 u = 2 u + 66
4 u - 2 u = 66
2 u = 66
1 u = 66 ÷ 2 = 33
Total number of stickers that all three of them had
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 33
= 165
Answer(s): (a) 17; (b) 165