Question

Jan had x color pencils in her box and shares them equally with her friend,Talia.Her brother gives her 2 more color pencils.Jan now has 3 pencils in her box

Answer 1

3 = X/2 + 2

1 = X/2

2 = X

Jan had 2 pencils to start off with. She gave half (1 pencil) to Talia. Her brother gave her 2, which means she ends up with 3.