Santa and Mrs. Claus were given the same number of dollars by the elves. Santa earned money doing chores until he had twice as much as he started with. Mrs. Claus didn't earn any more, but he received $12 for his birthday. If they still have the same amount of money, how much did the elves give each one? (
Santa and Mrs. Claus were given the same number of dollars by the elves. Santa earned money doing chores until he had twice as much as he started with. Mrs. Claus didn't earn any more, but he received $12 for his birthday. If they still have the same amount of money, how much did the elves give each one? (
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Santa and Mrs. Claus were given the same number of dollars by the elves. Santa earned money doing chores until he had twice as much as he started with. Mrs. Claus didn't earn any more, but he received $12 for his birthday. If they still have the same amount of money, how much did the elves give each one? (Hint: Use the same unknown to express how much money each Santa has. Then make the two amounts equal to each other.)
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