Henry has 6 paperclips more than Barbara. How many paperclips must Barbara get from Henry so that she has 26 paperclips more than him?
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Henry |
Barbara |
Comparing Henry
and Barbara
at first |
6 more |
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| Before |
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| Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
| After |
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Comparing Henry
and Barbara
in the end |
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26 more |
If Henry gives 6 paperclips to Barbara, she will have 6 more paperclips than him. However, Barbara must have 26 more paperclips than Henry in the end. So, Henry has to give Barbara more paperclips.
Number of more paperclips that Henry has to give to Barbara
= (26 - 6) ÷ 2
= 20 ÷ 2
= 10
So after giving 6 paperclips to Barbara, Henry has to give her another 10 more paperclips so that she has 26 paperclips more than him.
Total number of paperclips that Barbara needs to get from Henry
= 6 + 10
= 16
Answer(s): 16
