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Alisha had 114 more beads than Beena. After Alisha gave 96 beads to Beena, Beena had twice as many beads as Alisha. How many beads did Beena have at first?
7 years ago

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Reiny
original:
Beena ---- x
Alisha --- x+114

after give-away:
Beena ---- x+96
Alisha ---- x+114 - 96 = x + 18

x+96 = 2(x+18)
solve for x

7 years ago

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