Kimberly had some caramel apples. She sold 40% of her caramel apples and gave half of the remainder to her brother. After that, she bought 17 caramel apples and had a total of 32 caramel apples in the end. How many caramel apples did Kimberly have at first?
Percentage of caramel apples that Kimberly left after selling 405 of her caramel apples
= 100% - 40%
= 60%

Fraction of caramel apples that Kimberly had left after giving to her brother
= ¹₂ x 60%
= ³₁₀

Number of caramel apples that Kimberly had left = 3 u

Number of caramel apples that Kimberly had in the end = 3 u + 17

3 u + 17 = 32
3 u = 32 - 17
3 u = 15

1 u = 15 ÷ 3 = 5

Total number of caramel apples that Kimberly had at first
= 10 u
= 10 x 5
= 50

Answer(s): 50