Jeremy has 11 paperclips more than Elyse. How many paperclips must Elyse get from Jeremy so that she has 27 paperclips more than him?
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Jeremy |
Elyse |
Comparing Jeremy
and Elyse
at first |
11 more |
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| Before |
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| Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
| After |
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Comparing Jeremy
and Elyse
in the end |
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27 more |
If Jeremy gives 11 paperclips to Elyse, she will have 11 more paperclips than him. However, Elyse must have 27 more paperclips than Jeremy in the end. So, Jeremy has to give Elyse more paperclips.
Number of more paperclips that Jeremy has to give to Elyse
= (27 - 11) ÷ 2
= 16 ÷ 2
= 8
So after giving 11 paperclips to Elyse, Jeremy has to give her another 8 more paperclips so that she has 27 paperclips more than him.
Total number of paperclips that Elyse needs to get from Jeremy
= 11 + 8
= 19
Answer(s): 19
