Question
Japheth bought 36 more beads than Jeremy and Jeremy bought 17 beads more than Mary. The total number of beads Japheth and Jeremy bought was 4 times the number of beads Mary bought.
  1. How many beads does Japheth need to give Jeremy so that they have the same number of beads?
  2. How many beads did all three of them have altogether? 
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Japheth bought 36 more beads than Jeremy and Jeremy bought 17 beads more than Mary. The total number of beads Japheth and Jeremy bought was 4 times the number of beads Mary bought.
  1. How many beads does Japheth need to give Jeremy so that they have the same number of beads?
  2. How many beads did all three of them have altogether?