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Cheryl had 160 stickers more than Gareth. If Cheryl gave 185 stickers

to Gareth, Gareth would have 3 times as many stickers as Cheryl

How many stickers did Gareth have at first?

165

260 stickers

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Gareth's stickers be x.

Hence Cheryl sticker is 160+x;

If Cheryl gave 185 stickers

to Gareth, it means:

Cheryl has at the moment;

160 + x - 185 = x - 25

At this time when Gareth receives 185 he now has:

x + 185

Also when he receives x + 185, he has 3 times Cherry's meaning:

x+185 = 3 (x-25)

x + 185 = 3x - 75

185 + 75 = 3x-2x

260 = x

x = 260.

Hence Gareth has 260 stickers