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In a candy box, there are 3 times as many candies with nuts as candies without nuts. There are 16 candies in the box. How many candies with nuts are in the box? A: 4 B: 13 C: 7 D: 12 *plz show work

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12

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Write it as 3x+x=16
Next step is to add together the like numbers like so:
4x=16

Divide 16 by four and you have your answer which is A: 4
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