Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₃ and an additional 29 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ⁴₉ of the remainder and 24 more stickers to Chris
and ⁴₇ of the rest to David.
Adam has 9 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₃ of the total + 29
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ⁴₉ of the remainder + 24
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ⁴₇ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 9


Working backwards.
1 - ⁴₇ = ³₇

³₇ of the rest → 9
¹₇ of the rest → 9 ÷ 3 = 3
⁷₇ of the rest → 7 x 3 = 21

1 - ⁴₉ = ⁵₉

⁵₉ of the remainder = 24 + 21 = 45
¹₉ of the remainder = 45 ÷ 5 = 9
⁹₉ of the remainder = 9 x 9 = 81

1 - ¹₃ = ²₃
²₃ of the total = 81 + 29 = 110
¹₃ of the total = 110 ÷ 2 = 55
³₃ of the total = 3 x 55 = 165

Number of stickers at first = 165

Answer(s): 165