Ali, Benny and Charles had 255 stamps altogether. Ali gave 3/8 of his stamps to Benny and 1/5 of them to Charles. After that, all the three boys had the same number of stamps. How many more stamps did Charles have than Benny at first?
+1641 Ali, Benny, and Charles had 255 stamps altogether. Ali gave 3/8 of his stamps to Benny and 1/5 of them to Charles. After that, all the three boys had the same number of stamps. How many more stamps did Charles have than Benny at first?
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A + B + C = 255
Ali's stamps => x
x - (3x/8 + x/5) = 85
x = 200 (Ali's stamps at first)
3x/8 = 75 (Ali gave to Benny)
Benny had 10 stamps at first.
x/5 = 40 (Ali gave to Charles)
Charles had 45 stamps at first.
Charles had 35 more stamps than Benny!
