Neave and Carl shared equally a bunch of lychees. After Neave had eaten 49 of his lychees and Carl had eaten 23 of his, Carl had 3 times as many lychees left as Neave. How many lychees had each of them at first?
| |
Neave |
Carl |
| Before |
1 u + 49 |
3 u + 23 |
| Change |
- 49 |
- 23 |
| After |
1 u |
3 u |
Number of lychees each had at first was the same.
3 u + 23 = 1 u + 49
3 u - 1 u = 49 - 23
2 u = 26
1 u = 26 ÷ 2 = 13
Number of lychees that they had each at first
= 1 u + 49
= 13 + 49
= 62
Answer(s): 62
