Melissa had 56 pens and 37 more pencils than pens.

AHow many pencils did Melissa have?
BHow many pens and pencils did Melissa have?

Verified Answer :

well if she had 37 more pencils than pens and we know she had 56 pens we add 37 to 56 to find out how many pencils she had.
37+56=93.  She had 93 pencils.

Then to find out how many pencils and pens she had we add the number of pencils and pens she had.
56+93=149.  She had 149 pencils and pens.