conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide a step by step solution for the following math problem: Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy.  If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then how many pencils does Candy have?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then Calen originally had 10+10=20 pencils.
  Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and thus Caleb has 20-5=15 pencils.
  Let's let "x" represent the number of pencils owned by Candy.
  Since Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy, then (2*x)-3=15.
  This simplifies to 2*x=18.
  Thus, the number of pencils owned by Candy is x=9 pencils.