Cristiano has 42 apples in his bag and his brother has only 16. How many apples should Cristiano give his brother so they both have the same number of apples? ​

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Answer:

13

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of apples:  42 + 16 = 58

For each brother to have the same number of apples:  58/2 = 29 apples each

Therefore, to calculate the number of apples Cristiano has to give his brother, subtract 29 from the original number of 42 apples:

42 - 29 = 13

Answer:

  • Cristiano gave 13 apples to his brother.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that:

  • Cristiano = 42 apples
  • Cristiano's brother = 16 apples

Since Cristiano has more apples than his brother, Cristiano must give his apples to his brother. Let's name Cristiano as C and his brother as B.

  • => C - x = B + x
  • => 42 - x = 16 + x
  • => 42 + 16 = x + x
  • => 58 = 2x
  • => x = 29

This means that when Cristiano has equal apples to his brother, they will have 29 apples.

  • => 42 - 29 = Apples given by Cristiano.
  • => 13 = Apples given by Cristiano

Hence, Cristiano gave 13 apples to his brother.