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Marc swam 18 laps in the pool. Nona swam half as many laps as Marc. Les swam 7 fewer laps than Marc. Write a number sentence that compares how many laps Nona swam, to how many laps Les swam.
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Let's see how many laps Nona swam. Nona swam half 18=9 laps. Les swam 18-7=11 laps. If the letters M, N and L stand for the number of laps each swam, then N=M/2 and L=M-7. Substituting M=L+7, then N=(L+7)/2. In words, Nona swam half as many laps as Les would have swum if he had swum 7 more laps.

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