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Anna gave away 3 more than half her apples. she gave away 17 apples in all.how many apples did Anna have originally?

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x - number of apples Anna had

[tex]\dfrac{x}{2}+3=17|\cdot 2\\ x+6=34\\ x=28[/tex]
x - number of apples Anna had, so you need to do this:
x/2+3=17| * 2
x+6=34        
x+28
show the process
It makes it equal 28, the number Anna had originally