P and Q had the same number of candies. P gave Q 18 candies so that now Q has five times as many candies as P has. How many candies does Q have now?
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A) 35 B) 40 C) 45 D) 50 E) 55
Let P and Q be the number of candies they had at the start.   P = Q   5(P-18) = Q+18   5(Q-18) = Q+18   4Q = 108   Q = 27   Now person Q has 27+18 candies which is 45 candies.   The answer is 45.
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P and Q had the same number of candies. P gave Q 18 candies so that now Q has five times as many candies as P has. How many candies does Q have now?