Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₃ and an additional 59 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ³₇ of the remainder and 15 more stickers to Chris
and ³₅ of the rest to David.
Adam has 2 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₃ of the total + 59
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ³₇ of the remainder + 15
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ³₅ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 2


Working backwards.
1 - ³₅ = ²₅

²₅ of the rest → 2
¹₅ of the rest → 2 ÷ 2 = 1
⁵₅ of the rest → 5 x 1 = 5

1 - ³₇ = ⁴₇

⁴₇ of the remainder = 15 + 5 = 20
¹₇ of the remainder = 20 ÷ 4 = 5
⁷₇ of the remainder = 7 x 5 = 35

1 - ¹₃ = ²₃
²₃ of the total = 35 + 59 = 94
¹₃ of the total = 94 ÷ 2 = 47
³₃ of the total = 3 x 47 = 141

Number of stickers at first = 141

Answer(s): 141