Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin with?

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01-05-2015
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Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin with?

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JBiette17 JBiette17 · Answer 1 · 2015-05-01T20:51:28-04:00

JBiette17 JBiette17

01-05-2015

Is it asking how many she began with before she sold them? If so, then I think at the beginning she started out with 40. I think she had 40 because she sold half, and when you divide 40 by 2 it divides perfectly giving you 20. Then add 16 to that and you come out with 36.

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cclemeno cclemeno · Answer 2 · 2015-05-01T22:32:29-04:00

cclemeno cclemeno

01-05-2015

x= comic books 1/2 x+16=32 multiply by 2 to eliminate the fraction x+ 32=72 subtract 32 from both sides x= 40 Jill began with 40 books hope this helps

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