Anika has 4 more than twice the number of pencils as Reeta. If Reeta has 20 pencils, how many pencils do the two have together?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
If Reeta has 20 pencils, then twice that number is 2 * 20 = 40 pencils. Anika has 4 more than twice the number of pencils as Reeta, which means she has 40 + 4 = 44 pencils. Together, the two have 44 + 20 = 64 pencils.
Thus, the answer is 64.