Albert had 70% fewer lollipops than Rael. After Rael gave 253 lollipops to Albert, Albert had ²₃ as many lollipops as Rael. How many lollipops did each of them have in the end?

1. Rael
2. Albert

	Albert	Rael	Total
Before	3x5 = 15 u	10x5 = 50 u	13x5 = 65 u
Change	+ 253	- 253
After	2x13 = 26 u	3x13 =  39 u	5x13 = 65 u

Number of lollipops that Albert had at first in percentage
= 100% - 70%
= 30%

30% = ³⁰₁₀₀ = ³₁₀

The total number of lollipops at first and in the end remains unchanged. Make the total number of lollipops the same. LCM of 5 and 13 is 65.

Number of lollipops that Rael gave to Albert
= 50 u - 39 u
= 11 u

11 u = 253

1 u = 253 ÷ 11 = 23

Number of lollipops that Albert had in the end
= 26 u
= 26 x 23
= 598

Number of lollipops that Rael had in the end
= 39 u
= 39 x 23
= 897

Answer(s): (a) 598; (b) 897