Owen has 12 paperclips more than Kylie. How many paperclips must Kylie get from Owen so that she has 16 paperclips more than him?
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Owen |
Kylie |
Comparing Owen
and Kylie
at first |
12 more |
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| Before |
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| Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
| After |
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Comparing Owen
and Kylie
in the end |
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16 more |
If Owen gives 12 paperclips to Kylie, she will have 12 more paperclips than him. However, Kylie must have 16 more paperclips than Owen in the end. So, Owen has to give Kylie more paperclips.
Number of more paperclips that Owen has to give to Kylie
= (16 - 12) ÷ 2
= 4 ÷ 2
= 2
So after giving 12 paperclips to Kylie, Owen has to give her another 2 more paperclips so that she has 16 paperclips more than him.
Total number of paperclips that Kylie needs to get from Owen
= 12 + 2
= 14
Answer(s): 14
