Asher has 13 post-it notes more than Gillian. How many post-it notes must Gillian get from Asher so that she has 29 post-it notes more than him?
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Asher |
Gillian |
Comparing Asher and Gillian at first |
13 more |
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Before |
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Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
After |
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Comparing Asher and Gillian in the end |
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29 more |
If Asher gives 13 post-it notes to Gillian, she will have 13 more post-it notes than him. However, Gillian must have 29 more post-it notes than Asher in the end. So, Asher has to give Gillian more post-it notes.
Number of more post-it notes that Asher has to give to Gillian
= (29 - 13) ÷ 2
= 16 ÷ 2
= 8
So after giving 13 post-it notes to Gillian, Asher has to give her another 8 more post-it notes so that she has 29 post-it notes more than him.
Total number of post-it notes that Gillian needs to get from Asher
= 13 + 8
= 21
Answer(s): 21