Question

Patrick has two scores pencils.

Phyllis has 7 more than Patrick. but
12 less than Nadine. How many
pencils do the three of them have
altogether?

Answer 1

30 Pencils

Explanation:

If Patrick has 2 pencils, and Phyllis has 7 more than him, phyllis has 9 pencils.

But Phyllis has 12 less pencils than Nadine, we can find how many pencils Nadine has by adding 7+12=19

Nadine has 19 pencils

Now we add these all together

2+9+19= 30

All together, they have 30 pencils.

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Answer 2

32 Pencils Total

Explanation:

Patrick has 2 pencils.

Phyllis has 7 more than Patrick. So 7 + 2 = 9.

Phyllis has 9 pencils.

Nadine has 12 more than Phyllis. (Same thing as in less) So 12 + 9 = 21

Nadine has 21 pencils.

2 + 9 + 21 = 32.

All together, they have 32 scores pencils.