Perry and Sean shared equally a bunch of lychees. After Perry had eaten 48 of his lychees and Sean had eaten 12 of his, Sean had 4 times as many lychees left as Perry. How many lychees had each of them at first?
| |
Perry |
Sean |
| Before |
1 u + 48 |
4 u + 12 |
| Change |
- 48 |
- 12 |
| After |
1 u |
4 u |
Number of lychees each had at first was the same.
4 u + 12 = 1 u + 48
4 u - 1 u = 48 - 12
3 u = 36
1 u = 36 ÷ 3 = 12
Number of lychees that they had each at first
= 1 u + 48
= 12 + 48
= 60
Answer(s): 60
