Aaron and Natalie had an equal number of sweets at first. After Aaron bought another 13 sweets and Natalie lost 14 sweets, Aaron had four times as many sweets as Natalie. Find the number of sweets each of them had at first.
|
Aaron |
Natalie |
Before |
4 u - 13 |
1 u + 14 |
Change |
+ 13 |
- 14 |
After |
4 u |
1 u |
The number of sweets that Aaron and Natalie at first is the same.
4 u - 13 = 1 u + 14
4 u - 1 u = 14 + 13
3 u = 27
1 u = 27 ÷ 3 = 9
Number of sweets that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 14
= 9 + 14
= 23
Answer(s): 23