Sam had
59 as many stickers as Jen. After Sam gave away 82 stickers, he had 98 less stickers than Jen. How many stickers did Jen have?
|
Sam |
Jen |
Before |
5 u |
9 u |
Change |
- 82 |
|
After |
5 u - 82 |
9 u |
Jen had 98 more stickers than Sam in the end. So, if Sam had another 98 stickers, he would have the same number of stickers as Jen.
9 u = 5 u - 82 + 98
9 u - 5 u = 98 - 82
4 u = 16
1 u = 16 ÷ 4 = 4
Number of stickers that Jen had at first
= 9 u
= 9 x 4
= 36
Answer: 36