How much did Brooke and Samuel have in the beginning?

Question

Brooke and Samuel had the same number of marbles. Brooke gave away 20 marbles and Samuel gave away 44 marbles. Brooke then had 3 times as many marbles as Samuel. How many marbles did Brooke and Samuel

each have at first?

Pls give answer

Answer 1

b=s

b-20 and s-44

then

b-20 = 3(s-44) = 3s-132

b=3s -112

b=3b -112

2b =112

b =112/2 = 56

both had 56 marbles initially

56-20 = 36

56-44 = 12

36 = 3 x 12