Nick and Elijah had a total of 132 erasers. Elijah had half as many erasers as Nick. How many erasers must Nick give to Elijah so they have an equal number of erasers?
|
Nick |
Elijah |
Total |
Before |
2 u |
1 u |
132 |
Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
|
After |
1 |
1 |
|
Total number of erasers at first = 3 u
1 u = 132 ÷ 3 = 44
Nick and Elijah have an equal number of erasers in the end.
Number of erasers that Elijah has in the end
= 132 ÷ 2
= 66
Number of erasers that Nick must give to Elijah
= 66 - 44
= 22
Answer(s): 22