Question
Cole bought 34 more pens than Fabian and Fabian bought 17 pens more than Xandra. The total number of pens Cole and Fabian bought was 6 times the number of pens Xandra bought.
  1. How many pens does Cole need to give Fabian so that they have the same number of pens?
  2. How many pens did all three of them have altogether? 
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Cole bought 34 more pens than Fabian and Fabian bought 17 pens more than Xandra. The total number of pens Cole and Fabian bought was 6 times the number of pens Xandra bought.
  1. How many pens does Cole need to give Fabian so that they have the same number of pens?
  2. How many pens did all three of them have altogether?