Question
Billy, Vaidev and Luis had a total of 589 beads at first. After a week, the number of Billy's beads became 4 times the number of beads he had at first. The number of Vaidev's beads decreased by 22. Luis had one-quarter as many beads as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of beads.
  1. How many beads did Luis have at first?
  2. What was the total number of beads that the three boys had in the end?
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Billy, Vaidev and Luis had a total of 589 beads at first. After a week, the number of Billy's beads became 4 times the number of beads he had at first. The number of Vaidev's beads decreased by 22. Luis had one-quarter as many beads as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of beads.
  1. How many beads did Luis have at first?
  2. What was the total number of beads that the three boys had in the end?