Question

3. Mary gave 15 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. She found 9 toffees in another bag
She gave them also equally to the cousins. How many toffees did each cousin get?​

Answer 1

Given Information :

• Mary gave 15 toffees equally to her 3 cousins.

• Then she gave 9 toffees equally to her 3 cousins.

To calculate :

• How many toffees did each cousin get?

Calculation :

At first Mary gave 15 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. So, let us assume each cousin got x toffees from those 15 toffees. So,

→ x + x + x = 15 toffees

→ 3x = 15

→ x = 15/3

→ x = 5

Therefore, each cousin of her 3 cousins got 5 toffees from 15 toffees.

After that, Mary gave 9 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. So, let us assume each cousin got y toffees from those 9 toffees.

→ y + y + y = 9

→ 3y = 9

→ y = 9/3

→ y = 3

Therefore, each cousin of her 3 cousins got 3 toffees from 9 toffees.

Now, we have to find how many toffees did each cousin get.

→ Toffees each cousin got = x + y

→ Toffees each cousin got = (3 + 5) toffees

→ Toffees each cousin got = 8 toffees

Therefore, each cousin got 8 toffees.