Seth and George gave away the same number of stickers. Seth gave away ³₄ of his stickers while George gave ⁵₉ of his stickers away. Given that Seth had 14 stickers less than George at first, how many stickers did Seth have at first?

	Seth	George
Before	4x5 = 20 u	9x3 = 27 u
Change	- 3x5 = - 15 u	- 5x3 = - 15 u
After	1x5 = 5 u	4x3 = 12 u

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

Number of stickers that Seth had at first = 20 u
Number of stickers that George had at first = 27 u

Number of stickers that Seth had less than George at first
= 27 u - 20 u
= 7 u

7 u = 14

1 u = 14 ÷ 7 = 2

Number of stickers that Seth had at first
= 20 u
= 20 x 2
= 40

Answer(s): 40