She re-did the problem herself. Let Tom = T. Jerry = (5/6)T. After Tom loses 24: (5/6)T = 2(T – 24). Multiply both sides by 6: 5T = 12(T – 24) → 5T = 12T – 288 → 288 = 7T → T = 41.142… That wasn’t a whole number. Stickers couldn’t be fractions. The problem itself was flawed.
The next day, Mira raised her hand in class. “Mrs. Chen, page 47, problem 8—I think the numbers don’t work.” My Pals Are Here Maths 5b Workbook Answers Free
The answer was: Jerry had 80 stickers.