Maths assessment papers Bond book 1
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Maths assessment papers Bond book 1
Tim , Carl and lewis had 126 cards. Carl won 3 from Tim , and Lewis lost 2 to Carl. They then found that Tim had twice as many as Carl, and Carl had twice as many as Lewis.
At the end of the game Tim had ....., Carl had....... and Lewis had ........
At the start of the game Tim had ......., Carl had ........ and Lewis had............
Can anyone help with this question. Thanks
At the end of the game Tim had ....., Carl had....... and Lewis had ........
At the start of the game Tim had ......., Carl had ........ and Lewis had............
Can anyone help with this question. Thanks
Re: Maths assessment papers Bond book 1
At the end of the game the ratio Tim:Carl:Lewis is 4:2:1gilbertstone wrote:Tim , Carl and lewis had 126 cards. Carl won 3 from Tim , and Lewis lost 2 to Carl. They then found that Tim had twice as many as Carl, and Carl had twice as many as Lewis.
At the end of the game Tim had ....., Carl had....... and Lewis had ........
At the start of the game Tim had ......., Carl had ........ and Lewis had............
So divide 126 by 7 (i.e. 4+2+1) giving 18.
Tim has 18x4 = 72
Carl has 18x2 = 36
Lewis has 18x1 = 18
72+36+18 = 126
That was after Carl won 3 from Tim , and Lewis lost 2 to Carl (to make it easier rephrase that consistently as Carl won 3 from Tim and 2 from Lewis) So reverse that to give the position at the start of the game:
Tim has 72+3=75
Carl has 36-3-2=31
Lewis has 18+2=20
75+31+20 = 126
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Re: Maths assessment papers Bond book 1
Cheers mate I knew there was some clever person out their who could help