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Frankie and Marcel are picking apples. Frankie has 18 apples, which is 4 times plus 2 more apples than Marcel has.

How many apples does Marcel pick?
Enter the correct answer in the box.

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Answer: 4 apples

Explanation:

User Harmonic
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Answer:

marcel picked 4 apples

Explanation:

18 = 4x + 2

solve for x

subtract 2 from each side

16 = 4x

divided by 4

16/4 = 4

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