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QuestionCharles has 5 times Denise's stickers. After giving 32 stickers to Denise, they have equal amounts. Find their total stickers.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The number of stickers owned by Charles is5 times that owned by Denise. . If Charles gives32 stickers to Denise, they will have the same number of stickers.

STEP 2

Let's denote the number of stickers owned by Denise as D. Then the number of stickers owned by Charles is5.

STEP 3

According to the problem, if Charles gives32 stickers to Denise, they will have the same number of stickers. This can be written as an equation532=D+325 -32 = D +32

STEP 4

Now, we can simplify this equation by subtracting D from both sidesD=32+32 - D =32 +32

STEP 5

This simplifies to4=644 =64

STEP 6

Now, we can solve for D by dividing both sides of the equation by4=64/4 =64 /4

STEP 7

Calculate the value of D=64/4=16 =64 /4 =16So, Denise has16 stickers.

STEP 8

Now that we know the number of stickers owned by Denise, we can find the number of stickers owned by Charles. According to the problem, Charles has5 times the number of stickers owned by Denise. This can be written as an equationC=5C =5

STEP 9

Plug in the value of D into the equationC=5times16C =5 \\times16

STEP 10

Calculate the value of CC=5times16=80C =5 \\times16 =80So, Charles has80 stickers.

STEP 11

To find the total number of stickers owned by Charles and Denise, we add the number of stickers owned by each of themTotalnumberofstickers=C+DTotal\, number\, of\, stickers = C + D

STEP 12

Plug in the values of C and D into the equationTotalnumberofstickers=80+16Total\, number\, of\, stickers =80 +16

STEP 13

Calculate the total number of stickersTotalnumberofstickers=80+16=96Total\, number\, of\, stickers =80 +16 =96So, the total number of stickers owned by Charles and Denise is96.

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