Halloween Word Problem

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• Sam goes trick or treating at 8:30 and trick or treats for 124 minutes
• Every 4 minutes he gains 13 pieces. Sally goes trick or treating for 115
• minutes and gains 19 pieces. How many pieces do they have combined. After
• they finish a friend gives them each 3 times as much candy as they had 
• altogether.

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• divide 4 by 124 = 31
• multiply 31 and 13 = 403
• divide 5 by 115 = 23
• multiply 23 and 19 = 437

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• add 437 + 403 = 840
• multiply 840 and 3 = 2,520
• that's your answer