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Algebra Difficulty 1.6 Junior Find the answer

Krystyna has some raisins. After giving some away and eating some, she has 16 left. How many did she start with?

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

Working backwards, Krystyna had 36 raisins before eating 4, and 54 raisins initially.

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