Question: Charley bought 30 pencils. She lost 6 pencils while moving to school, and of course, also lost 1/3 of the remaining pencils because she wasn't very good at keeping track of pencils. How many pencils does she currently have?
Solution:
If Charley bought 30 pencils and lost 6 while moving, she remained with 30-6=24 pencils.
Because she isn't good at keeping track of her pencils, Charley lost 1/3*24 = 8 more pencils.
She currently has 24-8 = 16 pencils.
Answer: 16