Question
Ben bought 54 more buttons than Julian and Julian bought 28 buttons more than Irene. The total number of buttons Ben and Julian bought was 4 times the number of buttons Irene bought.
  1. How many buttons does Ben need to give Julian so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether? 
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(a)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

(b)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

Ben bought 54 more buttons than Julian and Julian bought 28 buttons more than Irene. The total number of buttons Ben and Julian bought was 4 times the number of buttons Irene bought.
  1. How many buttons does Ben need to give Julian so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether?