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Matti has one more pencil than Chang-Lin. Renaldo had three times as many as Chang-Lin, and one more than Jorge. Jorge has 5 pencils, how many pencils does Matti Have?

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Answer:Matti has 3pencils

Explanation:

Given that Jorge has 5pencils

Renaldo has 1more than Jorge that means ,he has 5 +1=6pencils

But also

Renaldo =3Chang-Lin

6==3Chang-Lin

Chang-Lin = 6/3 =2

Since Chang-Lin has 2, Matti having 1more I than Chang-Lin will have 2+1=3pemcils

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