SOLUTION: Mary and Eve have the same number of roses. After Eve gave her mother 4/5 of her roses and Mary gave her friends 3/4 of her roses, then the number of roses Mary had left was 3 more

Question 1142534: Mary and Eve have the same number of roses. After Eve gave her mother 4/5 of her roses and Mary gave her friends 3/4 of her roses, then the number of roses Mary had left was 3 more than the number of roses Eve had left.
How many roses did Eve have at first?
Some help would be really appreciated
Thanks!
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Start from the equation


    Eve, # of roses left      Mary, # of roses left

                       =                - 3

I don't want to deprive you a pleasure /(a joy) of solving this equation on your own . . .

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