Let x represent the number of tent stakes

Drink Mix: 3x

Bottles of Water: x+2

Total: x+3x+x+2=22

5x+2=22

5x=20

x=<<4=4>>4 tent stakes

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Rebecca bought 22 items for her camping trip, including tent stakes, packets of drink mix, and bottles of water.  She bought 3 times as many packets of drink mix as tent stakes.  She also bought 2 more bottles of water than she did tent stakes.  How many tent stakes did she buy?
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Rebecca bought 22 items for her camping trip, including tent stakes, packets of drink mix, and bottles of water.  She bought 3 times as many packets of drink mix as tent stakes.  She also bought 2 more bottles of water than she did tent stakes.  How many tent stakes did she buy?
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