Betty has 165 classic G. I. Joe dolls in her collection, and she's feeling generous. If she gives 1/3 of them to her buddy James, how many does she have left?

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Number of G. I. Joe in Betty's collection = 165

Number of G. I. Joe dolls Betty gave to Joe = 165 * (1/3)

= 55

Then the number of G. I. Joe dolls Betty have now = (165 - 55)

= 110

The number of G. I. Joe dolls that were left with Betty after giving away 1/3 rd of the dolls was 110. I hope the answer is absolutely clear to you. In future you can always use this procedure for solving similar kinds of problems.