That's closeA lot?
114. Ann started out with 190 and Bill started out with 38. Pretty big pencil boxes.Billy and Ann both have a pencil box.
Ann has five times as many pencils in her box as Billy
Ann gives Billy 76 of her pencils so now they have the same number of pencils
Q: How many pencils did Billy have at the end?
Ann = 5 * Billy (initial)I don't claim to be smarter than a fifth-grader, but boiling it down to 5X=X-76, it's a trick...
Edited that as you were explaining. Sorry!Ann = 5 * Billy (initial)
Ann - 76 = Billy + 76 (final)
Not if Ann originally had five times as many as Billy.Would it not also work with Billy with an empty box, as in: 5*0 and Ann with 152?
Nope. Re-read the question"Assuming" one "lot" is seventy-six, I think we're all good here.
Bingo.114. Ann started out with 190 and Bill started out with 38. Pretty big pencil boxes.
So did Bob. Did you get the same?Had to resurrect my algebra, but I got it!
Yep, but not until after I went down the same rabbit hole Doc did! (Great minds and all that, you understand... )So did Bob. Did you get the same?
Yeah, Went off th' rails.Nope. Re-read the question
Yep, but not until after I went down the same rabbit hole Doc did! (Great minds and all that, you understand... )