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Tom has three times as many pencils as pens but has a total of 100 writing utensils how many pencils does tom have
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Tom has three times as many pencils as pens but has a total of 100 writing utensils how many pencils does tom have

User Soheil Novinfard
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It would be if i get my calculations right you would find a number than times it by three and then add it to your starting number and that would be your answer. Hope this helped you find your answer.
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he has 75 pencils because 25 multiplied by 3 is 75. so he would have 25 pans and 75 pencils in order to have 100 writing utensils
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