5. Joseph has 48 comic books. He sold one-fourth of his collection to his friend. He
brought twice the number of comic books as he has now. How many comic
books does he have now?
a. Asked: ________________________________________________________
b. Given: ________________________________________________________
c. Operation: __________________________________________________________
d. Number Sentence: __________________________________________________
e. Solve:
f. Complete Answer:
Answers & Comments
Answer:
A : The number of comic books Joseph has.
B: 48 comics books, 1/4, twice the number of comic books
C: Multiplication and Subtraction
E: (48×1/4) = 12
48 - 12 = 36
36 x 2 = 72
F: Joseph has 72 comic books.