- Question 1: Find what each picture equals using these equations: Armchair plus Armchair plus Dresser equals 42, Dresser plus Curtains plus Bookcase equals 45, Bookcase plus Armchair plus Dresser equals 41, Dresser plus Dresser plus 9 equals 29.
Four pictures share the sheet, and each value found narrows the rest. Numbers and results here stay within a hundred. A picture keeps one value throughout, so a value found carries onward. Pictures on this sheet: Armchair, Curtains, Bookcase and Dresser.
Armchair + Armchair + Dresser = 42, Dresser + Curtains + Bookcase = 45, Bookcase + Armchair + Dresser = 41, Dresser + Dresser + 9 = 29.
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