You collect pens. Suppose you start out with 20. Mike gives you another 22 pens. Since her father makes pens, Cindy decides to double your pens. Since you're nice, you give Sharon 19 pens. How many pens do you have at the end?  Answers.
A) 39 B) 40 C) 65 D) 42 E) 43

Rationale: solution start with 20 pens . mike gives you 22 pens : 20 + 22 = 42 pens . cindy doubles the number of pens you have : 42 ã — 2 = 84 pens . sharon takes 19 pens from you : 84 - 19 = 65 pens . so you have 65 at the end . correct answer : c
Answer: C