Ken and Lee shared equally a bunch of lychees. After Ken had eaten 44 of his lychees and Lee had eaten 14 of his, Lee had 6 times as many lychees left as Ken. How many lychees had each of them at first?
| |
Ken |
Lee |
| Before |
1 u + 44 |
6 u + 14 |
| Change |
- 44 |
- 14 |
| After |
1 u |
6 u |
Number of lychees each had at first was the same.
6 u + 14 = 1 u + 44
6 u - 1 u = 44 - 14
5 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 5 = 6
Number of lychees that they had each at first
= 1 u + 44
= 6 + 44
= 50
Answer(s): 50
