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Question

Sally has 33 bears and dolls.  She has twice as many bears as dolls.  How many of each kind does she have?

Answer 1

Hi Sue, let b represent the number of bears and d represent the number of dolls. The total number of bears and dolls is 33.

 

Then:

 

b + d = 33

 

But, there are twice as many bears as dolls, or b = 2d.

 

Substitute in the first equation:

 

b + d = 33

 

Substitute for the number of bears, b = 2d:

 

2d + d = 33

 

Solve for d. Once you know how many dolls Sally has, you can find out how many bears she has.

 

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