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katie gives maggie half of her pencils maggie keeps five pencils and gives the rest to jamil how many pencils did katie have if maggie gave jamil 1 pencil explain how you can use the expression to help you answer the question​

User Kkawabat
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Answer:

12 pencils

Explanation:

5 + 1 = 50% of the original amount

5 + 1 = 6

50% = 6

6 x 2 = 12 = 100%

Katie had 12 pencils

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