+0  
 
0
344
1
avatar

Ken and Ron had some stickers. Ken have Ron 1/4 of his stickers. As a result, Ken had 51 stickers and Ron had 62 stickers in the end. How many stickers did Ron have at first?

 Apr 12, 2021
 #1
avatar+128475 
+1

Call the  number  of stickers  that  Ken  had at  first, K

 

Note  that  they  have   113  stickers total

 

K  - (1/4)K  =  51

(3/4)K  =  51

K = 51 * 4/3   =  68  =  what  Ken had at first

 

113  -  68   =    45  =  what Ron had at first

 

 

cool cool cool

 Apr 12, 2021

2 Online Users