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Rachel had 9 more flags than Hunter. They had 411 flags altogether. When Hunter lost some flags, Rachel had 6 times as many as Hunter. How many flags had Hunter lost?

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r = h+9
r+h = 411
so r = 210, h=201

r = 6(h-x)
210 = 6(201-x)
solve for x

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