Question

There are 50 sheets of drawing paper.

Larry divides the drawing paper between himself
and his younger brother John.
And Larry has 14 more sheets.
How many
sheets of drawing paper do Larry and his
brother have, respectively?​

Answer 1

John has 18 pieces of paper.

Larry has 32 pieces of paper.

Explanation:

Let
`l` be how many pieces of paper Larry has and
`j` be how many pieces of paper John has.

We get:

`j+14=l`

`j+l=50`

`j+j+14=50\\\\2j+14=50`

Subtract 14 from both sides

`2j=36`

Divide both sides by 2

`j=18`

John has 18 pieces of paper.

`j+14=l\\\\18+14=l\\\\l=32`

Larry has 32 pieces of paper.