Solve Ben had $22 less than Daniel at first. Ben spentof his money whileDaniel spentof his money. If Daniel spent $8 more than Ben,4(a)(b)how much money did Ben spend?what was the total amount of money the two boys had left?

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Ben had $22 less than Daniel at first. Ben spent of his money while Daniel spent of his money. If Daniel spent $8 more than Ben, (a) (b) 4 how much money did Ben spend? what was the total amount of money the two boys had left?

Ben had $22 less than Daniel at first. Ben spent of his money while Daniel spent of his money. If Daniel spent $8 more than Ben, (a) (b) 4 how much money did Ben spend? what was the total amount of money the two boys had left?

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Ben had $22 less than Daniel at first. Ben spent
of his money while
Daniel spent
of his money. If Daniel spent $8 more than Ben,
4
(a)
(b)
how much money did Ben spend?
what was the total amount of money the two boys had left?

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