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Jonas had 40 more pencils than Lisa. After Lisa gave away 20 pencils, Jonas had four times as many pencils as Lisa. How many pencils did Jonas have at first?

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section3.3: Solve Mixture Applications

Problem 3.53TI: Sumanta has $4.20 in nickels and dimes in her piggy bank. She has twice as many nickels as dimes....

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