Archie and Perry shared equally a bunch of rambutans. After Archie had eaten 47 of his rambutans and Perry had eaten 27 of his, Perry had 5 times as many rambutans left as Archie. How many rambutans had each of them at first?
| |
Archie |
Perry |
| Before |
1 u + 47 |
5 u + 27 |
| Change |
- 47 |
- 27 |
| After |
1 u |
5 u |
Number of rambutans each had at first was the same.
5 u + 27 = 1 u + 47
5 u - 1 u = 47 - 27
4 u = 20
1 u = 20 ÷ 4 = 5
Number of rambutans that they had each at first
= 1 u + 47
= 5 + 47
= 52
Answer(s): 52
