Adam has some stickers
He gives away ¹₃ and an additional 68 stickers away to Bryan.
He gives away 7 less than ⁵₉ of the remaining stickers to Chris
and ²₅ of the rest to David.
Adam has 9 stickers left.
How many stickers does he have at first?
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Bryan = ¹₃ of the total + 68
Number of stickers that Adam gives to Chris = ⁵₉ of the remainder - 7
Number of stickers that Adam gives to David = ²₅ of the rest
Number of stickers left = 9


Working backwards.
1 - ²₅ = ³₅

³₅ of the rest = 9
¹₅ of the rest = 9 ÷ 3 = 3
⁵₅ of the rest = 5 x 3 = 15

1 - ⁵₉ = ⁴₉

⁴₉ of the remainder = 15 - 7 = 8
¹₉ of the remainder = 8 ÷ 4 = 2
⁹₉ of the remainder = 9 x 2 = 18

1 - ¹₃ = ²₃
²₃ of the total = 18 + 68 = 86
¹₃ of the total = 86 ÷ 2 = 43
³₃ of the total = 3 x 43 = 129

Number of stickers at first = 129

Answer(s): 129