Joseph and Claire had an equal number of lollipops at first. After Joseph bought another 5 lollipops and Claire lost 27 lollipops, Joseph had five times as many lollipops as Claire. Find the number of lollipops each of them had at first.
| |
Joseph |
Claire |
| Before |
5 u - 5 |
1 u + 27 |
| Change |
+ 5 |
- 27 |
| After |
5 u |
1 u |
The number of lollipops that Joseph and Claire at first is the same.
5 u - 5 = 1 u + 27
5 u - 1 u = 27 + 5
4 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 4 = 8
Number of lollipops that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 27
= 8 + 27
= 35
Answer(s): 35
