Neave and Henry shared equally a bunch of grapes. After Neave had eaten 47 of his grapes and Henry had eaten 17 of his, Henry had 3 times as many grapes left as Neave. How many grapes had each of them at first?
| |
Neave |
Henry |
| Before |
1 u + 47 |
3 u + 17 |
| Change |
- 47 |
- 17 |
| After |
1 u |
3 u |
Number of grapes each had at first was the same.
3 u + 17 = 1 u + 47
3 u - 1 u = 47 - 17
2 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 2 = 15
Number of grapes that they had each at first
= 1 u + 47
= 15 + 47
= 62
Answer(s): 62
