Mrs allen gave some peanuts to her children to take to the zoo. zach got half the peanuts, wendy got one-fourth of what was left. the twins, ron and don shared the remaining peanuts. if ron got 45 peanuts, how many peanuts did mrs allen give to her children

240 peanuts

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of peanuts Mr. Allen had.

Zach got half the peanuts, then Zach got peanuts and

peanuts left.

Wendy got one-fourth of what was left, then Wendy got

peanuts and

peanuts left.

The twins, Ron and Don shared the remaining peanuts, then each of them got

peanuts.

If Ron got 45 peanuts, then

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.