Two-Step Problems: Earn and Share

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will solve two-step problems where you first add amounts together, then divide to share equally.

🏪 Market Story

Tunde and Chidi wash cars together on Saturday. Tunde earns ₦80 and Chidi earns ₦70. They decide to combine their money and split it equally. How much does each get?

📝 Let's Learn

Step 1: Combine the earnings: ₦80 + ₦70 = ₦150.

Step 2: Divide equally: ₦150 ÷ 2 = ₦75 each.

Example 1: Three friends earn ₦60, ₦45, and ₦75 doing chores. They share equally. Step 1: ₦60 + ₦45 + ₦75 = ₦180. Step 2: ₦180 ÷ 3 = ₦60 each.

Example 2: Amina and Bola sell 16 and 24 mangoes. They share the total equally. Step 1: 16 + 24 = 40. Step 2: 40 ÷ 2 = 20 mangoes each.

Example 3: 4 students collect ₦25 each for a group project. They buy materials for ₦60 and split the remainder. Step 1: Total collected: 4 × ₦25 = ₦100. After spending: ₦100 − ₦60 = ₦40. Step 2: ₦40 ÷ 4 = ₦10 each gets back.

✏️ Practice Questions

1. Funke earns ₦50 on Monday and ₦70 on Tuesday. She splits it equally over 2 days. How much per day? (Trick: she already earned different amounts, so this doesn't need dividing — but what if she wants to save equally?)
2. 3 siblings get ₦90, ₦60, and ₦30 as gifts. They combine and share equally. How much does each get?
3. Emeka and Tunde find ₦40 and ₦20 on the ground. They share their total find equally. How much does each get?

Click to see answers

1. ₦50 + ₦70 = ₦120. ₦120 ÷ 2 = ₦60 per day on average.
2. ₦90 + ₦60 + ₦30 = ₦180. ₦180 ÷ 3 = ₦60 each.
3. ₦40 + ₦20 = ₦60. ₦60 ÷ 2 = ₦30 each.

💡 Remember

When you need to combine and then share, first add everything together, then divide by the number of people. Two steps, two operations!