Elijah and Paul shared equally a bunch of rambutans. After Elijah had eaten 35 of his rambutans and Paul had eaten 10 of his, Paul had 6 times as many rambutans left as Elijah. How many rambutans had each of them at first?
| |
Elijah |
Paul |
| Before |
1 u + 35 |
6 u + 10 |
| Change |
- 35 |
- 10 |
| After |
1 u |
6 u |
Number of rambutans each had at first was the same.
6 u + 10 = 1 u + 35
6 u - 1 u = 35 - 10
5 u = 25
1 u = 25 ÷ 5 = 5
Number of rambutans that they had each at first
= 1 u + 35
= 5 + 35
= 40
Answer(s): 40
