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Algebra practice question
Ali has 3 times as many stickers as Ben. If Ali has 27 stickers, how many stickers does Ben have?
Answer: 9
3b = 27, so b = 9.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 24
- 24 subtracts 3 instead of dividing.
- If you answered 30
- 30 adds 3.
- If you answered 81
- 81 multiplies 27 by 3 instead of dividing.
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