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Roxanne has 1/2 as many beads as Sherie. The number of beads Sherie has is 4/5 that of Marcos. Marcos has 165 beads. How many more beads does Marcos have than Roxanne.



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Find 4/5 of 165

Find 1/2 of that this equals Rixanne's amount and then u minus roxanne's from marco's
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Sherie: (165×4)÷5 = 132
Roxanne has 1/2 of 132 = 66
Difference between Marcos and Roxanne:
165-66 = 99
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