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I’m about to cry from frustration. Help please before I die

I’m about to cry from frustration. Help please before I die-example-1
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First you write the equation x+16=37. After solving you will get x=21. Then you multiply x by 3 to get the whole bag. And you will get 63
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Answer:


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63 Jelly Beans

Explanation:

The unknown is the number of jelly beans originally in the bag or x

First he had x jelly beans

The he ate one-third of them


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He then ate 16 more jelly beans


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This was equal to 37 jelly beans


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This is the equation

Now solve for x

Subtract 16 from both sides


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Multiply both sides by 3


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63 Jelly Beans

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