Elyse had 80 more sweets than Victoria. Elyse used
45 of her sweets and Victoria used
34 of her sweets. In the end, Elyse had 4 times as much as Victoria. Find the number of sweets that Victoria had at first.
| |
Elyse |
Victoria |
Comparing Elyse
and Parry at first |
80 more |
|
| Before |
5x4 =
20 u |
4 u |
| Change |
- 4x4 =
- 16 u |
- 3 u |
| After |
1x4 =
4 u |
1 u |
Comparing Elyse
and Parry in the end |
4 u |
1 u |
The number of sweets that Elyse had in the end is repeated. Make the number of sweets that Elyse had in the end the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Number of sweets that Elyse had more than Victoria
= 20 u - 4 u
= 16 u
16 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 16 = 5
Number of sweets that Victoria had at first
= 4 u
= 4 x 5
= 20
Answer(s): 20
