Neave and Albert shared equally a bunch of lychees. After Neave had eaten 49 of his lychees and Albert had eaten 19 of his, Albert had 4 times as many lychees left as Neave. How many lychees had each of them at first?
| |
Neave |
Albert |
| Before |
1 u + 49 |
4 u + 19 |
| Change |
- 49 |
- 19 |
| After |
1 u |
4 u |
Number of lychees each had at first was the same.
4 u + 19 = 1 u + 49
4 u - 1 u = 49 - 19
3 u = 30
1 u = 30 ÷ 3 = 10
Number of lychees that they had each at first
= 1 u + 49
= 10 + 49
= 59
Answer(s): 59
