Bailey got 7 bows for her birthday.At school,she lost a third of her bows.When she got home,she realized she had 42 bows left.Ho

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Monica [59]

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Bailey got 7 bows for her birthday.At school,she lost a third of her bows.When she got home,she realized she had 42 bows left.Ho

w many bows did she have before her birthday? - Please Help

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mr Goodwill [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T15:08:49+03:00

mr Goodwill [35]3 years ago

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If she lost 1/3 of her bows and still had 42, that means she had 63 bows before school because 1/3 of 63 is 21 and 63-21=42. If she got 7 for her birthday then 63-7=56. She had 56 bows before her birthday