Question
Luis bought 32 more buttons than Howard and Howard bought 17 buttons more than Erika. The total number of buttons Luis and Howard bought was 4 times the number of buttons Erika bought.
  1. How many buttons does Luis need to give Howard so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether? 
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Luis bought 32 more buttons than Howard and Howard bought 17 buttons more than Erika. The total number of buttons Luis and Howard bought was 4 times the number of buttons Erika bought.
  1. How many buttons does Luis need to give Howard so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether?