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Every morning, Carla puts 79 apples in her backpack to eat for lunch. Unfortunately, Buffy stole some of Carla's apples on the school bus, and 26 apples fell out of a hole on the bottom. So at lunchtime, Carla only had 8 apples remaining. How many apples did Buffy steal from Carla?
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How many apples did Buffy steal from Carla? ** Let B be the number of apples that Buffy stole. Then 79 - B - 26 = 8.
How many apples did Buffy steal from Carla? ** Combining constants produces 53 - B = 8.
How many apples did Buffy steal from Carla? ** Adding B to both sides produces 52 = B + 8
How many apples did Buffy steal from Carla? ** Thus the number of apples stolen by Buffy is B = 53 - 8 = <<53-8=45>>45.
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