Esther and Tammy had the
same number of chocolate bars at first. Esther gave 24 chocolate bars away to her brother. In the end, Tammy had five times as many chocolate bars as Esther. How many chocolate bars did Esther have at first?
|
Esther |
Tammy |
Before |
5 u |
5 u |
Change |
- 24 |
|
After |
1 u |
5 u |
The number of chocolate bars that Tammy had remains unchanged.
Number of chocolate bars that Esther gave away
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 24
1 u = 24 ÷ 4 = 6
Number of chocolate bars that Esther had at first
= 5 u
= 5 x 6
= 30
Answer(s): 30