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20 May, 08:42

Peter has 30 pens and Tony has 14 pens. How many pens must Tony give Peter so that Peter shall have 3 times as many as Tony?

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  1. 20 May, 08:52
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    Let p be the number of pencils.

    3 (14-p) = 30+p

    42-3p=30+p

    4p=12, p=3.

    So Peter ends up with 33 and Tony with 11. 3*11=33, so that confirms that Tony gave Peter 3 pencils.
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