Grace and Jeremiah had an equal number of candy canes at first. After Grace bought another 6 candy canes and Jeremiah lost 12 candy canes, Grace had four times as many candy canes as Jeremiah. Find the number of candy canes each of them had at first.
| |
Grace |
Jeremiah |
| Before |
4 u - 6 |
1 u + 12 |
| Change |
+ 6 |
- 12 |
| After |
4 u |
1 u |
The number of candy canes that Grace and Jeremiah at first is the same.
4 u - 6 = 1 u + 12
4 u - 1 u = 12 + 6
3 u = 18
1 u = 18 ÷ 3 = 6
Number of candy canes that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 12
= 6 + 12
= 18
Answer(s): 18
