Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₃ and an additional 30 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ⁵₈ of the remainder and 23 more stickers to Chris
and ⁴₇ of the rest to David.
Adam has 3 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₃ of the total + 30
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ⁵₈ of the remainder + 23
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ⁴₇ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 3


Working backwards.
1 - ⁴₇ = ³₇

³₇ of the rest → 3
¹₇ of the rest → 3 ÷ 3 = 1
⁷₇ of the rest → 7 x 1 = 7

1 - ⁵₈ = ³₈

³₈ of the remainder = 23 + 7 = 30
¹₈ of the remainder = 30 ÷ 3 = 10
⁸₈ of the remainder = 8 x 10 = 80

1 - ¹₃ = ²₃
²₃ of the total = 80 + 30 = 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