If Terry gives 30% of his sweets to Alex, they will have the same number of sweets. If terry gives 750 of his sweets to Alex, then Alex will have 80% more sweets than Terry. How many sweets does Terry have?

Terry has 1500 sweets.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is solved using a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

x is the number of sweets Terry has.

y is the number of sweets Alex has.

If Terry gives 30% of his sweets to Alex,they will have the same number of sweets.

This means that:

If Terry gives 750 of his sweets to Alex,then Alex will have 80% more sweets than Terry.

This means that:

We want to find x, and since

Terry has 1500 sweets.