Paul and Wesley had 85 macarons altogether. After Paul ate ¹₄ of his macarons and Wesley ate 9 macarons, the number of macarons Wesley had left was five times the number of macarons Paul had left. How many more macarons did Wesley have than Paul at first?

	Paul	Wesley	Total
Before	4 u	15 u + 9	85
Change	- 1 u	- 9
After	3 u
Comparing Paul and Wesley in the end	1x3 = 3 u	5x3 = 15 u

The number of macarons that Paul had in the end is the same. Make the number of macarons that Paul had in the end the same.  LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.

Total number of macarons at first
= 4 u + 15 u + 9
= 19 u + 9

19 u + 9 = 85
19 u = 85 - 9
19 u = 76 

1 u = 76 ÷ 19 = 4

Number of macarons that Paul had at first
= 4 u
= 4 x 4
= 16

Number of macarons that Wesley had at first
= 85 - 16
= 69

Number of macarons that Wesley had more than Paul at first
= 69 - 16
= 53

Answer(s): 53