Betsy gave Rony 150 crayons. Now, Rony has 300 crayons. How many crayons did Rony have before?
A
30
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B
15
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C
45
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Solution
The correct option is B 15 Number of crayons that Rony had earlier =?
Number of crayons given by Betsy to Rony =150
Total number of crayons that Rony has after Betsy gave him 150 more =300
? + number of crayons that Rony got from Betsy = total number of crayons that Rony has ⟹ ? + 150 = 300