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leona has three dollars less than skye. together they have 17 dollars. how much money does skye have?
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leona has three dollars less than skye. together they have 17 dollars. how much money does skye have?

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L has "x -3"
S has "x"

x + x - 3 = 17

2x -3 (+3) = 17 (+3)

2x = 20

2x/2 = 20/2

x = 10

Leona has x - 3, or 10 - 3, or 7 dollars
Skye has 10 dollars

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