Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₃ and an additional 73 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ³₅ of the remainder and 11 more stickers to Chris
and ²₇ of the rest to David.
Adam has 5 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₃ of the total + 73
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ³₅ of the remainder + 11
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ²₇ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 5


Working backwards.
1 - ²₇ = ⁵₇

⁵₇ of the rest → 5
¹₇ of the rest → 5 ÷ 5 = 1
⁷₇ of the rest → 7 x 1 = 7

1 - ³₅ = ²₅

²₅ of the remainder = 11 + 7 = 18
¹₅ of the remainder = 18 ÷ 2 = 9
⁵₅ of the remainder = 5 x 9 = 45

1 - ¹₃ = ²₃
²₃ of the total = 45 + 73 = 118
¹₃ of the total = 118 ÷ 2 = 59
³₃ of the total = 3 x 59 = 177

Number of stickers at first = 177

Answer(s): 177