Henry had 65% fewer caramel apples than Cody. After Cody gave 224 caramel apples to Henry, Henry had
34 as many caramel apples as Cody. How many caramel apples did each of them have in the end?
- Cody
- Henry
|
Henry |
Cody |
Total |
Before |
7x7 = 49 u |
20x7 = 140 u |
27x7 = 189 u |
Change |
+ 224 |
- 224 |
|
After |
3x27 = 81 u |
4x27 = 108 u |
7x27 = 189 u |
Number of caramel apples that Henry had at first in percentage
= 100% - 65%
= 35%
35% =
35100 =
720 The total number of caramel apples at first and in the end remains unchanged. Make the total number of caramel apples the same. LCM of 7 and 27 is 189.
Number of caramel apples that Cody gave to Henry
= 140 u - 108 u
= 32 u
32 u = 224
1 u = 224 ÷ 32 = 7
Number of caramel apples that Henry had in the end
= 81 u
= 81 x 7
= 567
Number of caramel apples that Cody had in the end
= 108 u
= 108 x 7
= 756
Answer(s): (a) 567; (b) 756