# Chestnuts

Neil has 5-times chestnuts less than Adrian. Together they have 894 chestnuts.

How many chestnuts has Neil and Adrian?

Result

Neil:  149

#### Solution:

$a = \dfrac{ 894}{ 5+1} = 149$
$b = \dfrac{ 5 \cdot 894}{ 5+1} = 745$

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