Cody and Cole had 33 muffins altogether. After Cody ate ¹₄ of his muffins and Cole ate 3 muffins, the number of muffins Cole had left was twice the number of muffins Cody had left. How many more muffins did Cole have than Cody at first?

	Cody	Cole	Total
Before	4 u	6 u + 3	33
Change	- 1 u	- 3
After	3 u
Comparing Cody and Cole in the end	1x3 = 3 u	2x3 = 6 u

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

Total number of muffins at first
= 4 u + 6 u + 3
= 10 u + 3

10 u + 3 = 33
10 u = 33 - 3
10 u = 30 

1 u = 30 ÷ 10 = 3

Number of muffins that Cody had at first
= 4 u
= 4 x 3
= 12

Number of muffins that Cole had at first
= 33 - 12
= 21

Number of muffins that Cole had more than Cody at first
= 21 - 12
= 9

Answer(s): 9