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For a family birthday dinner, Celeste bought a turkey that weighed 5 pounds less than the one she bought for Thanksgiving. The birthday turkey weighed 16 pounds. How much did the Thanksgiving turkey weigh?

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The thanksgiving turkey is 5 pounds more than the birthday turkey which is 16. So 16+5=21. So the answer is 21
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