Caden bought 52 more stamps than Tom and Tom bought 26 stamps more than Nicole. The total number of stamps Caden and Tom bought was 4 times the number of stamps Nicole bought.
- How many stamps does Caden need to give Tom so that they have the same number of stamps?
- How many stamps did all three of them have altogether?
Caden |
Tom |
Nicole |
1 u + 26 + 52 |
1 u + 26 |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
(a)
Number of stamps that Caden needs to give Tom so that they have same number of stamps
= 52 ÷ 2
= 26
(b)
Total number of stamps that Caden and Tom had
= 1 u + 26 + 52 + 1 u + 26
= 1 u + 1 u + 26 + 52 + 26
= 2 u + 104
4 u = 2 u + 104
4 u - 2 u = 104
2 u = 104
1 u = 104 ÷ 2 = 52
Total number of stamps that all three of them had
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 52
= 260
Answer(s): (a) 26; (b) 260