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Eleni bought 3 packs of crayons. Each pack contains the same number of crayons. She then found 3 crayons in her desk. Eleni now has 24 crayons. How many crayons were in each pack she bought? Explain how you solved the problem.

User Rewbs
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Answer:

7

Step-by-step explanation:

7 +7 equals 14 plus 7 equals 21 plus 3 24

User Carter Allen
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Answer:

7 crayons

Step-by-step explanation:

I took away 3 from 24, giving me 21 then divided it by 3, the number of packs and got 7. I hope this helps!

User Rajath Kedilaya
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