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Liang bought a basket of apples to make pies for her friends. The basket of apples weighed p
pounds. Before she had time to make the pies, she ate 3 pounds of apples. There are 17 pounds
of apples left to make pies.
Write an equation to describe this situation.
What was the total weight of the basket of apples?