Mr. Lee originally had more chicken pies than tuna pies by 185. He then sold 1/4 of the chicken pies and half of the tuna pies. With 146 pies remaining, the question is how many pies were sold in total. Through a series of calculations, it is determined that the original numbers of chicken and tuna pies were 11 and 111 respectively. With 1/4 of 11 chicken pies and half of 111 tuna pies being sold, the total number of pies sold is calculated to be 199.