Lucas and Luke had an equal number of lollipops at first. After Lucas bought another 3 lollipops and Luke lost 25 lollipops, Lucas had thrice as many lollipops as Luke. Find the number of lollipops each of them had at first.
| |
Lucas |
Luke |
| Before |
3 u - 3 |
1 u + 25 |
| Change |
+ 3 |
- 25 |
| After |
3 u |
1 u |
The number of lollipops that Lucas and Luke at first is the same.
3 u - 3 = 1 u + 25
3 u - 1 u = 25 + 3
2 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 2 = 14
Number of lollipops that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 25
= 14 + 25
= 39
Answer(s): 39
