Find the number of stickers Ann had at first in terms of y.

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Ann initially had a total of 7y + 12 stickers, where y represents the number of stickers given to each of her 7 friends. After distributing y stickers to each friend, she was left with 12 stickers. In a separate scenario, when each friend received 9 stickers, Ann had a total of 75 stickers at the start, calculated as 7 * 9 + 12.

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Ann had some stickers. She gave y stickers to each of her 7 friend and had 12 stickers left.

a) Find the number of stickers Ann had at first in terms of y.

my answer: 7y + 12b) Each friend received 9 stickers. How many stickers did Ann have at first?

my answer: 7*9 + 12 = 75
 
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Johnx said:
Ann had some stickers. She gave y stickers to each of her 7 friend and had 12 stickers left.

a) Find the number of stickers Ann had at first in terms of y.

my answer: 7y + 12b) Each friend received 9 stickers. How many stickers did Ann have at first?

my answer: 7*9 + 12 = 75
Looks good.

-Dan
 

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