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simone and nang read a total of 23 books over the summer. simone read 5 more books than nang. enter the number of books nang read.

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The answer is 9. I just found out a few second ago

User Mostafa Lavaei
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Nang read 23 books because 23 - 5 = 18, divide that by two (to get books read for both of them).
9 + 5 = 14, so Simone read 14 books,
9 = Amount of books Nang read.

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