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3 January, 19:31

Lance and alex have 70 pencils. Lance has 4 times as many pencils as alex. Alexs pencils are shared equally among 2 children. How many pencils does each child get?

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  1. 3 January, 19:54
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    The total number of pencils that Lance and Alex have = 70

    Let us assume the number of pencils that Alex has = x

    Then

    The number of pencils that Lance has = 4x

    So, the equation can be written as

    x + 4x = 70

    5x = 70

    x = 70/5

    = 14

    So from the above deduction we can say that Alex has a total of 14 pencils. Now the number of pencils that Alex have is divided equally among two children.

    Then

    The number of pencils that each children has = 14/2

    = 7

    So each child gets 7 pencils.
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