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Alexander started with 40 pieces of candy and gave away x pieces. Tristen started with 65 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Tristen did. How many pieces of gum…

Alexander started with 40 pieces of candy and gave away x pieces. Tristen started with 65 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Tristen did. How many pieces of gum…
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Alexander started with 40 pieces of candy and gave away x pieces. Tristen started with 65 pieces of gum and gave away twice as many pieces as Tristen did. How many pieces of gum was given away if they had the same number of pieces of gum left?

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User Angad Bansode
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35

Explanation:

x + 2x=3x 65+40=105

105/3x=35

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