Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₄ and an additional 87 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ⁴₉ of the remainder and 10 more stickers to Chris
and ³₅ of the rest to David.
Adam has 10 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₄ of the total + 87
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ⁴₉ of the remainder + 10
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ³₅ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 10


Working backwards.
1 - ³₅ = ²₅

²₅ of the rest → 10
¹₅ of the rest → 10 ÷ 2 = 5
⁵₅ of the rest → 5 x 5 = 25

1 - ⁴₉ = ⁵₉

⁵₉ of the remainder = 10 + 25 = 35
¹₉ of the remainder = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
⁹₉ of the remainder = 9 x 7 = 63

1 - ¹₄ = ³₄
³₄ of the total = 63 + 87 = 150
¹₄ of the total = 150 ÷ 3 = 50
⁴₄ of the total = 4 x 50 = 200

Number of stickers at first = 200

Answer(s): 200