At the hospital, Storey U and Storey V had an equal number of beds at first. If 8 beds were removed from Storey V and 7 times as many beds were removed from Storey U as Storey V, the number of beds in Storey V would be 4 times as many as in Storey U. Find the number of beds on each storey.

	Storey U	Storey V
Before	1 u	1 u
Change	- 56	- 8
After	1 u - 56	1 u - 8

Number of beds removed from Storey U
= 7 x 8
= 56

Number of beds on Storey U and Storey V at first is the same.

Number of beds on Storey V is 4 times as many as Storey U in the end. If the number of beds on Storey U increases by 4 times, the number of beds on Storey U and Storey V will be the same.

4(1 u - 56) = 1 u - 8
4 u - 224 = 1 u - 8 
4 u - 1 u = 224 - 8
3 u = 216

1 u = 216 ÷ 3 = 72

Number of beds in each floor
= 1 u
= 72

Answer(s): 72