Jason, Simon and Linda have 238 stickers altogether. Jason has 25 fewer stickers than Simon. Simon has 46 more stickers than Linda. How many stickers does Simon have ? *
J+S+L = 238
J = S-24
S = L+46
So now solve for S
Let's use algebraic equations to solve this problem step-by-step:
Let's assume that the number of stickers that Linda has is "x".
According to the information given, Simon has 46 more stickers than Linda. Therefore, Simon has "x + 46" stickers.
Also, it is mentioned that Jason has 25 fewer stickers than Simon. So, Jason has (x + 46) - 25 stickers, which simplifies to "x + 21".
Now, we know that the total number of stickers all three have is 238.
So the equation becomes:
x + (x + 46) + (x + 21) = 238
Now let's solve the equation step-by-step:
Combining like terms, we get:
3x + 67 = 238
Subtracting 67 from both sides of the equation:
3x = 238 - 67
3x = 171
Dividing both sides by 3:
x = 171 / 3
x = 57
So, Linda has 57 stickers.
Now, let's find out how many stickers Simon has:
Simon has x + 46 stickers:
Simon = 57 + 46
Simon = 103
Therefore, Simon has 103 stickers.
So, the answer is that Simon has 103 stickers.
To solve this problem, let's use the given information step by step:
1. Let's assume Linda's number of stickers as 'L'.
2. According to the given information, Simon has 46 more stickers than Linda, so Simon's number of stickers would be 'L + 46'.
3. We also know that Jason has 25 fewer stickers than Simon. So, Jason's number of stickers would be '(L + 46) - 25' or 'L + 21'.
4. Finally, we can sum up the number of stickers for all three people: L + (L + 46) + (L + 21) = 238.
Now we can solve this equation to find Linda's number of stickers:
3L + 67 = 238
Subtracting 67 from both sides:
3L = 171
Dividing both sides by 3:
L = 57
So, Linda has 57 stickers.
Now we can find Simon's number of stickers by substituting 'L = 57' into Simon's equation:
Simon's stickers = L + 46 = 57 + 46 = 103.
Therefore, Simon has 103 stickers.