Question
Paul bought 66 more buttons than Japheth and Japheth bought 12 buttons more than Shannon. The total number of buttons Paul and Japheth bought was 5 times the number of buttons Shannon bought.
  1. How many buttons does Paul need to give Japheth so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether? 
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Click button first when a symbol is required. X

(b)

Click button first when a symbol is required. X

Paul bought 66 more buttons than Japheth and Japheth bought 12 buttons more than Shannon. The total number of buttons Paul and Japheth bought was 5 times the number of buttons Shannon bought.
  1. How many buttons does Paul need to give Japheth so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether?