Owen had
29 as many stickers as Abi. After Owen bought another 82 stickers, he had 16 less stickers than Abi. How many stickers did Owen have at first?
|
Owen |
Abi |
Before |
2 u |
9 u |
Change |
+ 82 |
|
After |
2 u + 82 |
9 u |
Abi had 16 more stickers than Owen in the end. So, if Owen had another 16 stickers, he would have the same number of stickers as Abi.
9 u = 2 u + 82 + 16
9 u - 2 u = 82 + 16
7 u = 98
1 u = 98 ÷ 7 = 14
Number of stickers that Owen had at first
= 2 u
= 2 x 14
= 28
Answer: 28