Xandra and Owen collect pencils and cards. Owen has 60 less pencils than cards. Owen has 2 times the number of pencils Xandra has, and Xandra has 25% more cards than Owen. After Xandra gives Owen all of her pencils and Owen gives Xandra 75% of his cards, Owen has 20 more pencils than cards. Find the number of cards Xandra has at first.
Xandra |
Owen |
Cards |
Pencils |
Cards |
Pencils |
2.5 u + 75 |
1 u |
2 u + 60 |
2 u |
+ 1.5 u + 45 |
- 1 u |
- 1.5 u - 45 |
+ 1 u |
4 u + 120 |
0 |
0.5 u + 15 |
3 u |
100%+ 25% = 125%
125% x 2 u
=
125100 x 2 u
= 2.5 u
125% x 60
=
125100 x 60
= 75
75% x 2 u
=
75100 x 2 u
= 1.5 u
75% x 60
=
75100 x 60
= 45
If another 20 cards are given to Owen, he will have equal number of cards and pencils in the end.
3 u = 0.5 u + 15 + 20
3 u - 0.5 u = 35
2.5 u = 35
1 u = 35 ÷ 2.5 = 14
Number of cards that Xandra has at first
= 2.5 u + 75
= 2.5 x 14 + 75
= 35 + 75
= 110
Answer(s): 110