Christian and Lucas had an equal number of candy canes at first. After Christian bought another 8 candy canes and Lucas lost 20 candy canes, Christian had thrice as many candy canes as Lucas. Find the number of candy canes each of them had at first.
| |
Christian |
Lucas |
| Before |
3 u - 8 |
1 u + 20 |
| Change |
+ 8 |
- 20 |
| After |
3 u |
1 u |
The number of candy canes that Christian and Lucas at first is the same.
3 u - 8 = 1 u + 20
3 u - 1 u = 20 + 8
2 u = 28
1 u = 28 ÷ 2 = 14
Number of candy canes that each of them had at first
= 1 u + 20
= 14 + 20
= 34
Answer(s): 34
