Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₄ and an additional 66 stickers to Bryan.
He gives away ³₅ 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 = ¹₄ of the total + 66
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ³₅ 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 - ³₅ = ²₅

²₅ of the remainder = 23 + 7 = 30
¹₅ of the remainder = 30 ÷ 2 = 15
⁵₅ of the remainder = 5 x 15 = 75

1 - ¹₄ = ³₄
³₄ of the total = 75 + 66 = 141
¹₄ of the total = 141 ÷ 3 = 47
⁴₄ of the total = 4 x 47 = 188

Number of stickers at first = 188

Answer(s): 188