Question
Xavier, Mark and Tom had a total of 594 stamps at first. After a week, the number of Xavier's stamps became 4 times the number of stamps he had at first. The number of Mark's stamps decreased by 230. Tom had half as many stamps as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of stamps.
  1. How many stamps did Tom have at first?
  2. What was the total number of stamps that the three boys had in the end?
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Xavier, Mark and Tom had a total of 594 stamps at first. After a week, the number of Xavier's stamps became 4 times the number of stamps he had at first. The number of Mark's stamps decreased by 230. Tom had half as many stamps as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of stamps.
  1. How many stamps did Tom have at first?
  2. What was the total number of stamps that the three boys had in the end?