Henry has 13 post-it notes more than Tiffany. How many post-it notes must Tiffany get from Henry so that she has 21 post-it notes more than him?
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Henry |
Tiffany |
Comparing Henry and Tiffany at first |
13 more |
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Before |
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Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
After |
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Comparing Henry and Tiffany in the end |
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21 more |
If Henry gives 13 post-it notes to Tiffany, she will have 13 more post-it notes than him. However, Tiffany must have 21 more post-it notes than Henry in the end. So, Henry has to give Tiffany more post-it notes.
Number of more post-it notes that Henry has to give to Tiffany
= (21 - 13) ÷ 2
= 8 ÷ 2
= 4
So after giving 13 post-it notes to Tiffany, Henry has to give her another 4 more post-it notes so that she has 21 post-it notes more than him.
Total number of post-it notes that Tiffany needs to get from Henry
= 13 + 4
= 17
Answer(s): 17