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?
Answers
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.