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Boooster 70: Identify What is Given and What is Wanted

The problem will give some information and ask for you to use that information to get more information.
  • Write down information that is given.
  • Write down information that is wanted.
Example: I was born in 1955. How old was I in 1972?

The given information is 1955 and 1972.

The wanted information is the number of years between the two years.