We are presented with three word problems. (a) Mary had 3,789 goats and sold 927 goats. We need to find the number of goats she has remaining. (b) Peter had sh. 920,000 and received sh. 70,000 as interest. We need to find the total amount he has. (c) Musa had 6 bags and gave 3 bags to Jimmy. We need to find the number of bags he has remaining.
2025/5/27
1. Problem Description
We are presented with three word problems.
(a) Mary had 3,789 goats and sold 927 goats. We need to find the number of goats she has remaining.
(b) Peter had sh. 920,000 and received sh. 70,000 as interest. We need to find the total amount he has.
(c) Musa had 6 bags and gave 3 bags to Jimmy. We need to find the number of bags he has remaining.
2. Solution Steps
(a) To find the number of goats Mary has remaining, we subtract the number of goats she sold from the number of goats she originally had.
(b) To find the total amount Peter has, we add the initial amount to the interest he received.
(c) To find the number of bags Musa has remaining, we subtract the number of bags he gave away from the number of bags he initially had.
3. Final Answer
(a) Mary remained with 2862 goats.
(b) Peter had sh. 990,000 altogether.
(c) Musa remained with 3 bags.