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Ezra and Zoe are playing the new video game Knights of the Dawn. At the start of level 77, Ezra had two-thirds as many gold coins as Zoe. During the level, Ezra found 3232 gold coins, but Zoe only found 66. At the end of the level, both players had the same number of gold coins.\newlineWhich equation can you use to find zz, the number of gold coins Zoe had at the start of level 77?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) z=23z+32+6z = \frac{2}{3}z + 32 + 6\newline(B) 23z+32=z+6\frac{2}{3}z + 32 = z + 6\newlineHow many gold coins did Zoe have at the start of level 77?\newline____ gold coins\newline

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Q. Ezra and Zoe are playing the new video game Knights of the Dawn. At the start of level 77, Ezra had two-thirds as many gold coins as Zoe. During the level, Ezra found 3232 gold coins, but Zoe only found 66. At the end of the level, both players had the same number of gold coins.\newlineWhich equation can you use to find zz, the number of gold coins Zoe had at the start of level 77?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) z=23z+32+6z = \frac{2}{3}z + 32 + 6\newline(B) 23z+32=z+6\frac{2}{3}z + 32 = z + 6\newlineHow many gold coins did Zoe have at the start of level 77?\newline____ gold coins\newline
  1. Rephrase Question: Let's first rephrase the "How many gold coins did Zoe have at the start of level 77 in the video game Knights of the Dawn?"
  2. Set Up Equation: We need to set up an equation to represent the situation. Let's let zz represent the number of gold coins Zoe had at the start of level 77. Since Ezra had two-thirds as many gold coins as Zoe at the start, we can represent Ezra's starting amount as (23)z(\frac{2}{3})z.
  3. Find Starting Amounts: During level 77, Ezra found 3232 gold coins, and Zoe found 66 gold coins. At the end of the level, they had the same number of gold coins. We can express this with the equation: (23)z+32=z+6(\frac{2}{3})z + 32 = z + 6.
  4. Solve Equation: Now we need to solve the equation for zz. First, we'll subtract 23z\frac{2}{3}z from both sides to get all the zz terms on one side and the constants on the other side.z(23)z=326z - \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)z = 32 - 6
  5. Combine Terms: Simplify the equation by combining like terms and solving for zz.(123)z=26(1 - \frac{2}{3})z = 26(13)z=26\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)z = 26
  6. Final Answer: To find the value of zz, we multiply both sides of the equation by 33.z=26×3z = 26 \times 3z=78z = 78

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