Caleb and Grace had an equal number of sweets at first. After Caleb bought another 8 sweets and Grace lost 28 sweets, Caleb had five times as many sweets as Grace. Find the number of sweets each of them had at first.
| |
Caleb |
Grace |
| Before |
5 u - 8 |
1 u + 28 |
| Change |
+ 8 |
- 28 |
| After |
5 u |
1 u |
The number of sweets that Caleb and Grace at first is the same.
5 u - 8 = 1 u + 28
5 u - 1 u = 28 + 8
4 u = 36
1 u = 36 ÷ 4 = 9
Number of sweets that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 28
= 9 + 28
= 37
Answer(s): 37
