Monday, March 29, 2010

Whole Number P6 2009 SA2 P2 MGS Q7

7. Cathy has 1250 more stamps than John. After John gave Cathy 68 stamps, she had four times as many stamps as John. How many stamps did John have at first?


              [      ][      ][      ][      ]
C            [          ][   1250   ][68]
J             [      ][68] ?

3 u -- > 68 + 1250 + 68 = 1386
1 u -- > 1386 ÷ 3 = 462

462 + 68 = 530 stamps


John had 530 stamps at first.

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