Jose and Lauren collect sea shells. Jose began a holiday with 404 shells and Lauren began with 34 shells.
Each day of the holiday Jose found 34 shells and Lauren found 71 shells on the beach. By the end of the holidays they had the same number of shells in total.
How long was the holiday?
Topics: Starter | Algebra | Problem Solving | Sequences
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