Question

Paul owns a set of model cars. His brother gives him 3 more sets for his birthday. Then Paul gives 1 set to a friend who really likes model cars but doesn’t have any. Now Paul has 30 model cars left. How many model cars are in each set?

Answer 1

To find the number of model cars in each set, divide the total number of model cars by the number of sets.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of model cars in each set, we can work backwards from the information given. Paul initially had 30 model cars left after receiving 3 sets from his brother and giving 1 set to his friend.

Therefore, he had 30 model cars + 1 set + 3 sets = 34 sets of model cars in total.

Since each set has the same number of model cars, we can divide the total number of model cars by the number of sets to find the number of model cars in each set. So, 34 sets ÷ 30 model cars = 1.133333...