Question
Abi, Penelope and Cindy were playing with beads. Abi started with 28 beads and in the first game, she won 12 more beads from Penelope. In the second game, Abi lost 27 of her original number of beads to Cindy. Penelope lost as many beads as Abi to Cindy. In the final game, Abi won 14 of her original number of beads from Penelope. All of them ended up with the same number of beads.
  1. How many beads did Abi have in the end?
  2. How many beads did Penelope have at first?
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Abi, Penelope and Cindy were playing with beads. Abi started with 28 beads and in the first game, she won 12 more beads from Penelope. In the second game, Abi lost 27 of her original number of beads to Cindy. Penelope lost as many beads as Abi to Cindy. In the final game, Abi won 14 of her original number of beads from Penelope. All of them ended up with the same number of beads.
  1. How many beads did Abi have in the end?
  2. How many beads did Penelope have at first?