Question

Read each statement carefully. Check whether you need to add or subtract:
Andy has distributed return gifts during his birthday party. Among the boys, Ashish got 3 sketch pens, Andrew got 4, Tom got 2 and Andy kept 10 for himself. Among the girls Ria got 5, Laika got 2, Shobha got 7.

a. How many return gifts did the boys received?

b. How many return gifts did the girls received?

c. Who received more gifts, the girls, or the boys? How many more?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) in total (excluding Andy) the boys received 9 gifts and including Andy the boys received 19 gifts

b) in total the girls received 14 gifts.

c) if including Andy in the boys then boys received more gifts, if not including Andy the boys received less gifts than ladies by 5 gifts difference