Question

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

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to your question is 20

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume that Jill started with x comic books.

Then she sold half the books,

x/2

After that, she bought 16 more and had 36 in total. So,

x/2+16=36

x/2=36-16

x/2=20

x= 20*2

x=40

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