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Matt has 11 white buttons. He has 9 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Matt has 17 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Matt have in all?

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Answer: 32 buttons

Explanation:

Matt has 11 white buttons.

Matt has 9 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. This means he has (11 -9) = 2 brown buttons

Matt has 17 more grey buttons than brown buttons. This means that he has (2 + 17) = 19 grey buttons.

The total number of buttons that Matt has will be;

= 11 white + 2 brown + 19 grey

= 32 buttons

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