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Tammy has 6 times as many pencils as Tony in her pencil case. If tony and tammy have 42 pencils together, how many does tammy have?



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Tammy has 36 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

If Tammy has 6 times as many pencils as Tony, let's denote the number of pencils Tony has as "x."

So, Tammy would have 6x pencils.

Together, they have 42 pencils, so we can write the equation:

x (Tony's pencils) + 6x (Tammy's pencils) = 42

Combining like terms:

7x = 42

Now, let's solve for x:

x = 42 / 7

x = 6

So, Tony has 6 pencils.

Now, let's find out how many pencils Tammy has:

Tammy's pencils = 6x = 6 * 6 = 36

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