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Write an expression for the following situation and solve it. Mr. Simms bought 20 pencils. He used 1/4 of the pencils and then gave 4 to his students.
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Write an expression for the following situation and solve it. Mr. Simms bought 20 pencils. He used 1/4 of the pencils and then gave 4 to his students.

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Hi!
1/4 of 20 pencils are 5 pencils.
Since he gave away 4 pencils,
Total = 5 + 4 = 9
Mr. Simms use and give away total 9 pencils.
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