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Shanti baked 5p croissants. Jon baked twice as many croissants as Shanti. Ching baked 16 fewer croissants than Jon. Find the total number of croissants they baked in terms of p.
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Shanti baked 5p croissants. Jon baked twice as many croissants as Shanti. Ching baked 16 fewer croissants than Jon. Find the total number of croissants they baked in terms of p.

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5p+10p+(10p-16)

5p times two is 10p and since Ching baked 16 fewer it is 10p-16
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