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Dinesh has twice as many toffees as Vikas has. if both together have 18 toffees, how many toffees does Dinesh have more than Vikas?​

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If the number of toffees Vikas has is v then Dinesh must have 2v toffees
Together they have v + 2v = 3v = 18 toffees
v = 18/3 = 6
Dinesh has 12 and Vikas has 6 so Dinesh has 6 more than Vikas
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