Elena has 60 colored pencils, and lucy has 26 colored pencils. howmany pencils must elena give to lucy so that elena will have 4 more colored pencils than lucy?

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2022-11-08

Elena has 60 colored pencils, and lucy has 26 colored pencils. howmany pencils must elena give to lucy so that elena will have 4 more colored pencils than lucy?

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reinmelk3iu

reinmelk3iu

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After Elena gives Lucy x pencils, she has ( 60 x ) pencils and Lucy has ( 26 + x ) pencils
60 x ( 26 + x ) + 4 60 x = 30 + x 30 + x = 60 x x + x = 60 30 2 x = 30 x = 30 2 x = 15

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