Howard bought 32 more stickers than Neave and Neave bought 20 stickers more than Kimberly. The total number of stickers Howard and Neave bought was 5 times the number of stickers Kimberly bought.
- How many stickers does Howard need to give Neave so that they have the same number of stickers?
- How many stickers did all three of them have altogether?
Howard |
Neave |
Kimberly |
1 u + 20 + 32 |
1 u + 20 |
1 u |
5 u |
1 u |
(a)
Number of stickers that Howard needs to give Neave so that they have same number of stickers
= 32 ÷ 2
= 16
(b)
Total number of stickers that Howard and Neave had
= 1 u + 20 + 32 + 1 u + 20
= 1 u + 1 u + 20 + 32 + 20
= 2 u + 72
5 u = 2 u + 72
5 u - 2 u = 72
3 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 3 = 24
Total number of stickers that all three of them had
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
= 6 x 24
= 144
Answer(s): (a) 16; (b) 144