Warren and Brandon gave away the same number of stickers. Warren gave away ³₅ of his stickers while Brandon gave ⁵₉ of his stickers away. Given that Warren had 20 stickers less than Brandon at first, how many stickers did Warren have at first?

	Warren	Brandon
Before	5x5 = 25 u	9x3 = 27 u
Change	- 3x5 = - 15 u	- 5x3 = - 15 u
After	2x5 = 10 u	4x3 = 12 u

The number of stickers that Warren and Brandon gave away is the same.  Make the number of stickers that Warren and Brandon gave away the same. LCM of 3 and 5 is 15.

Number of stickers that Warren had at first = 25 u
Number of stickers that Brandon had at first = 27 u

Number of stickers that Warren had less than Brandon at first
= 27 u - 25 u
= 2 u

2 u = 20

1 u = 20 ÷ 2 = 10

Number of stickers that Warren had at first
= 25 u
= 25 x 10
= 250

Answer(s): 250