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