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There are some straws in the Box Jacob added 137 more straws into the box Lily then added another 162 straws and John added 57 more straws into the box there are now 520 straws in the Box how many straws are in the box at first

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ayenoe13

Answer: 164 straws

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s assume that the number of straws in the box before Jacob added 137 straws was x.

After Jacob added 137 straws, the total number of straws in the box became x + 137.

When Lily added another 162 straws, the total number of straws in the box became x + 137 + 162 = x + 299.

Finally, when John added 57 more straws, the total number of straws in the box became x + 299 + 57 = x + 356.

We know that the total number of straws in the box is now 520. Therefore, we can write the following equation:

x+356=520

Solving for x, we get:

x=164

Therefore, there were 164 straws in the box at first.

wegnerkolmp2741o

Answer:

There were 164 straws in the box when we started.

Step-by-step explanation:

First add all the straws that were added into the box:

137+ 162+ 57 =

356

There are 520 straws in the box at the end, so subtract the straws that were added from the total straws to find the straws that were in the box when we started.

520 - 356

164

There were 164 straws in the box when we started.

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