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Harold has typed 14 more pages than Rebecca. Together they have

typed a total of 138 pages. How many pages have each of them typed?​

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Answer:

Harold typed 76, Rebecca typed 62

Explanation:

It's Easy. For the first one, convert 1/5 and 2/3 to the like denominator of 15.

Therefore, you have 3/15 and 10/15. Add these to get 13/15. Now, find 13/15 of 60. To do this you will have to multiply 13 and 15 by 4 to get 52/60. Since the question asks you for how many are left, you subtract 52 from 60 to get 8.

And For the second one, first subtract 14 from 138. You have 124. Divide 124 by 2 to get 62. Then add 14 to Harold's total pages to get 76. 62 +76 = 138.

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