So I sat the edexcel *Old Specification* GCSE maths foundation (calculator) paper today and there was a question that completely baffled me. I managed to remember the question and I wondered if someone could solve it for me, just for my own peace of mind to see whether or not I was on the right lines? The question was as follows:
Gemma and Betty both have some sweets. They both have exactly the same number of sweets.
Gemma gives 24 of her sweets to Betty.
Betty now has 5 times the amount of sweets that Gemma has.
Work out the total number of sweets that they have