"On Mothers Day, Levi And Lester Gave Out Flowers To Mothers Whom They Have Spotted On The Streets. They Began With The Same Number Of Flowers. When T

On Mothers Day, Levi and Lester gave out flowers to mothers whom they have spotted on the streets. They began with the same number of flowers. When they have finally called it a day, Lester had twice as many flowers left as Levi. Levi had given out 126 flowers while Lester had given out 120 flowers. How many flowers had Lester left?

 

Answer:

Lester had 12 flowers left.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lester and Leve began with same number of flowers.  The number of flowers both had at the beginning:

Lester: x

Levi: x

Number of flowers left:

Lester: x -120

Levie: x - 126

Lester had twice as many flowers left as Levi:

x - 120 = 2(x - 126)

Find x, the total number of flowers each had at the beginning:

x - 120 = 2(x - 126)

x - 120 = 2x - 252

2x - x = 252 - 120

x = 132  

Find the remaining number of flowers Lester had:

x - 120

= 132 - 120

= 12

Lester had 12 flowers left.

Remaning number of flowers Levi had:

x - 126

= 132 - 126

= 6

Check:

Lester had twice as many flowers left as Levi:

12 = 2(6)

12 = 12  (True)