Question
Fabian bought 42 more buttons than Tim and Tim bought 15 buttons more than Tiffany. The total number of buttons Fabian and Tim bought was 6 times the number of buttons Tiffany bought.
  1. How many buttons does Fabian need to give Tim 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

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Click button first when a symbol is required. X

Fabian bought 42 more buttons than Tim and Tim bought 15 buttons more than Tiffany. The total number of buttons Fabian and Tim bought was 6 times the number of buttons Tiffany bought.
  1. How many buttons does Fabian need to give Tim so that they have the same number of buttons?
  2. How many buttons did all three of them have altogether?