Thanksgiving Math Problems
Singapore 6th Grade Math
Lesson 7: Question 1

Thanksgiving Day was approaching. Tolly Turkey and Olly Turkey didn't want to be roasted so they escaped from their farm last week. The next day, the desperate turkeys broke into all the houses in my neighborhood and stole every oven they could find. Tolly Turkey, being faster, stole 48 more ovens than Olly Turkey. When they went back to their hideout, Olly Turkey generously gave Tolly Turkey 32 of his ovens. Tolly had 3 times as many ovens as Olly after that. How many ovens did Tolly steal in the beginning?

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