45.4k views
2 votes
Finn bought 2 packs of stickers. Each pack had the same number of stickers. A friend gave him 4 more stickers. Now he has 24 stickers in all. How many stickers were in each pack. Explain how you solved it.

2 Answers

5 votes
24-4=20
20/2=10
10 stickers in each pack
User Nslamberth
by
5.3k points
3 votes

Let the number of stickers in each pack be 'x'

Finn bought 2 packs of stickers.

Number of stickers in 2 packs =
2 * x = 2x

According to the question, a friend gave him 4 more stickers and now he has 24 stickers in all.

Therefore,
2x+4=24


2x=24-4


2x=20

x = 10

Therefore, number of stickers in each pack are 10.

User Francis Gagnon
by
4.9k points