Question
Sarah had thrice as many notebooks as pencils. After giving away 59 notebooks and selling 16 notebooks, she found out that she had twice as many notebooks as pencils left.
  1. How many notebooks did Sarah have at first?
  2. How many notebooks and pencils did Sarah have altogether at first?
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Sarah had thrice as many notebooks as pencils. After giving away 59 notebooks and selling 16 notebooks, she found out that she had twice as many notebooks as pencils left.
  1. How many notebooks did Sarah have at first?
  2. How many notebooks and pencils did Sarah have altogether at first?