SOLUTION: tony had an equal number of cranberry bars and walnut bars.he gave away 66 cranberry bars.he then had 4 times as many walnut bars as cranberry bars left.how many bars did he have a

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Question 697282: tony had an equal number of cranberry bars and walnut bars.he gave away 66 cranberry bars.he then had 4 times as many walnut bars as cranberry bars left.how many bars did he have at first

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tony had an equal number of cranberry bars and walnut bars.he gave away 66 cranberry bars.he then had 4 times as many walnut bars as cranberry bars left.how many bars did he have at first
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let x=no. of cranberry and walnut bars at first.
x-66= no. of cranberry bars left
x=4(x-66)
x=4x-264
3x=264
x=88
no. of cranberry and walnut bars Tony had at first=88