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Darcie buys paintbrushes that come in packs of 6. She is going to give 3 paintbrushes to her sister. Depending on how many packages of paintbrushes Darcie buys, how many paintbrushes will she have?

User AKRAM EL HAMDAOUI
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It doesn't matter how many packages she buys, she will always get half of the paintbrushes from each package.

User JW Lim
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Answer:
She will have 6*the amount of packages she purchases - 3.

Explanation:

Let x = packages bought.
6x-3

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