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