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Nanyang 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 2 Q1 Solution

Paper 2 · Q1 · 2 marks · Algebra

Question

Jaslyn had $w$ stickers. Krishna had 34 more stickers than Jaslyn. They had 128 stickers altogether. How many stickers did Krishna have?
Answer: 81

Worked solution

  1. $w + (w + 34) = 128$
  2. $2w + 34 = 128$
  3. $2w = 94$
  4. $w = 47$. Krishna had $47 + 34 = 81$ stickers.

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