There are 4 fewer markers than crayons. There are 6 markers. How many crayons are there?

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Le C be the # of crayons & M the # of Marker:

Translate the English into math language:

M=C-4, since M=6 then 6=C-4

And C=10

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Ten because 6+4=10. Just work backwards with questions like this

Dan Armstrong answered Oct 18, 2018

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