Problema Solution

Ayako and Joshua have a total of 59 sweets between them.

Ayako has n sweets.

Joshua has 3 fewer sweets than Ayako.

Work out the value of n.

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n = the number of sweets that Ayako has

n - 3 = the number of sweets that Joshua has

Since the total number of sweets is 59 we can write:

n + (n - 3) = 59

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n = 31 sweets