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Rita started the day with rapps. Then she deleted 5 apps and still had twice as many apps as Cora has Write an equation that represents the number of apps each girl has

Rita started the day with rapps. Then she deleted 5 apps and still had twice as many-example-1
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Answer:

Rita has:


(r-5)\text{ apps}

Cora has:


(1)/(2)(r-5)\text{ apps}

Step-by-step explanation:

Rita started the day with r apps

She deleted 5, and has


r-5

Then she still has twice as many apps as Cora, so Cora app is:


(1)/(2)(r-5)

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