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Sandra read 5 books, Deacon read 6 books and Breanna read 7 books. One book was read by all three children, but every other book was different. How many different books did the children read?
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Sandra read 5 books, Deacon read 6 books and Breanna read 7 books. One book was read by all three children, but every other book was different. How many different books did the children read?

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15 books, because it asked for DIFFERENT books not the same. Just take the same book away from each individual child and add the rest and it equals 15.
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