Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy.  If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then how many pencils does Candy have?
How many pencils did Calen originally have? ** If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then Calen originally had 10+10=<<10+10=20>>20 pencils.
How many pencils does Caleb have? ** Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and thus Caleb has 20-5=<<20-5=15>>15 pencils.
Define a variable ** Let's let "x" represent the number of pencils owned by Candy.
How many pencils does Candy have? ** Since Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy, then (2*x)-3=15.
Simplify ** This simplifies to 2*x=18.
How many pencils does Candy have? ** Thus, the number of pencils owned by Candy is x=<<9=9>>9 pencils.
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