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Lizzy bought 4 bags of apples at the store. Her mom gave her 8 more apples. Now Lizzy has 36 apples. How many apples were in each bag?
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Lizzy bought 4 bags of apples at the store. Her mom gave her 8 more apples. Now Lizzy has 36 apples. How many apples were in each bag?

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4b+8=36
Subtract 8 from both sides
4b=28
Divide by 4 on both sides to get b by itself
b=7

7 apples were in each bag
User Daniel Patrick
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36 - 8 = 28
Lizzy bought a total of 18 apples from the store.
28/4=7
There are 7 apples in each bag.
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