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Miriam makes 4 prize bags that each have 5 miniature toys and 4 healthy snacks. Luz has the same number of total items in the prize bags she is making, but she has a total of 3 prize bags. Luz has 6 miniature toys in each of her treat bag. How many healthy snacks are in each of Luz's prize bags?

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Answer:6

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We are told that the number of total items in Miriam's prize bags are the same as the total items in Luz's prize bags. First, we calculate the number of items in Miriam's bags. 5 toys + 4 snacks = 9 items in each bag. There are 4 bags, so there are a total of 4 * 9 = 36 items in Miriam's bags. Now, we will let the number of snacks in Luz's prize bags be represented by s. We can form the equation 36 = 3*6 + 3s by adding the total toys and snacks. Solving for s, we get 36 = 18 + 3s 3s = 18 s = 6 There are 6 healthy snacks in each of Luz's prize bags.