Zoe and Christian had an equal number of candy canes at first. After Zoe bought another 7 candy canes and Christian lost 26 candy canes, Zoe had four times as many candy canes as Christian. Find the number of candy canes each of them had at first.
| |
Zoe |
Christian |
| Before |
4 u - 7 |
1 u + 26 |
| Change |
+ 7 |
- 26 |
| After |
4 u |
1 u |
The number of candy canes that Zoe and Christian at first is the same.
4 u - 7 = 1 u + 26
4 u - 1 u = 26 + 7
3 u = 33
1 u = 33 ÷ 3 = 11
Number of candy canes that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 26
= 11 + 26
= 37
Answer(s): 37
