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a teacher is having three students take care of 28 goldfish during the summer. He gave some to Alain. Then he gave twice as many to Miguel. He gave twice as many to Kira as he gave to Miguel. How many fish did each student get?

User Ali Celebi
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x+2x+4x=28
7x=28
7X/7=28/7
X=4
Alain got 4
Miguel got 4×2=8
kira got 8×2=16
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