Question
Ben bought 58 more buttons than Michael and Michael bought 15 buttons more than Opal. The total number of buttons Ben and Michael bought was 6 times the number of buttons Opal bought.
  1. How many buttons does Ben need to give Michael so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether? 
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Ben bought 58 more buttons than Michael and Michael bought 15 buttons more than Opal. The total number of buttons Ben and Michael bought was 6 times the number of buttons Opal bought.
  1. How many buttons does Ben need to give Michael so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether?