1. Samantha has 64 books in her collection liat is 38 more than Caroline has. How many books do they have together?

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To solve the problem, we need to extract the known conditions:

1. Samantha has 64 books.
2. Samantha has 38 more books than Caroline.

Let's denote the number of books Caroline has as $$ C $$.

From the information given, we can set up the following equation:

$$
64 = C + 38
$$

Now, we can solve for $$ C $$:

1. Subtract 38 from both sides:

$$
C = 64 - 38
$$

2. Calculate $$ C $$:

$$
C = 26
$$

Now we know that Caroline has 26 books.

Next, we need to find the total number of books they have together. This can be calculated as follows:

$$
\text{Total books} = \text{Samantha's books} + \text{Caroline's books} = 64 + 26
$$

Now, let's calculate the total:

$$
\text{Total books} = 90
$$

Thus, together, Samantha and Caroline have 90 books.
Samantha and Caroline have a total of 90 books together.

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