Suppose that x is the number of comic books that Jill started with. Then we have the equation x/2+16=36. This is the same as x/2=20 or x=40.
Dakota G.
asked 11/13/20math question 7th grade
Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought sixteen more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?
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