Neave bought 52 more stamps than Asher and Asher bought 10 stamps more than Joelle. The total number of stamps Neave and Asher bought was 5 times the number of stamps Joelle bought.
- How many stamps does Neave need to give Asher so that they have the same number of stamps?
- How many stamps did all three of them have altogether?
Neave |
Asher |
Joelle |
1 u + 10 + 52 |
1 u + 10 |
1 u |
5 u |
1 u |
(a)
Number of stamps that Neave needs to give Asher so that they have same number of stamps
= 52 ÷ 2
= 26
(b)
Total number of stamps that Neave and Asher had
= 1 u + 10 + 52 + 1 u + 10
= 1 u + 1 u + 10 + 52 + 10
= 2 u + 72
5 u = 2 u + 72
5 u - 2 u = 72
3 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 3 = 24
Total number of stamps that all three of them had
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 24
= 144
Answer(s): (a) 26; (b) 144