Henry, John and Leo collected some seashells from the beach. Henry collected 11, Paul 24. If they initially collected 59 seashells in total and Leo gave a quarter of his collection to a younger kid they met, how many do they have in total now? Give me reasons, before answering the question
Henry and Paul collected a total of 11 + 24 = 35 seashells. To make a total of 59, Leo must have collected 59 - 35 = 24 seashells. He gave out a quarter of 24 seashells which is 24 * (1 / 4) = 6 seashells. They are now left with 59 - 6 = 53 seashells. So the final answer is 53.