Question:
At first, there were twice as many plates as cups in a carton. When Cayden took out 1/3 of the plates and 4/9 of the cups, she had 56 fewer cups than plates left.
(a) How many plates did Cayden take out from the carton?
(b) How many plates and how many cups were there in the carton at first?
Solution:
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