Elizabeth and Aria had an equal number of sweets at first. After Elizabeth bought another 3 sweets and Aria lost 30 sweets, Elizabeth had four times as many sweets as Aria. Find the number of sweets each of them had at first.
| |
Elizabeth |
Aria |
| Before |
4 u - 3 |
1 u + 30 |
| Change |
+ 3 |
- 30 |
| After |
4 u |
1 u |
The number of sweets that Elizabeth and Aria at first is the same.
4 u - 3 = 1 u + 30
4 u - 1 u = 30 + 3
3 u = 33
1 u = 33 ÷ 3 = 11
Number of sweets that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 30
= 11 + 30
= 41
Answer(s): 41
