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In a pet store the number of fish is 120 more than three times the number of reptiles. If the pet store has 210 fish, how many reptiles does it have? Write a two step equation to model the scenario. Then
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In a pet store the number of fish is 120 more than three times the number of reptiles. If the pet store has 210 fish, how many reptiles does it have? Write a two step equation to model the scenario. Then solve the question.

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110

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Let r represent reptiles
210=3r-120
330=3r
110=r

110 reptiles
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