document.write( "Question 485328: Matt has a total of 18 pens and pencils in his backpack. He has 8 more pens than pencils. How many pens does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let he has x pens, then he has (x-8)
\n" ); document.write( "The equation $\"x%2B%28x-8%29=18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Bx-8=18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=18%2B8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=26\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=26%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=13\"$ pens \n" ); document.write( "

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