SOLUTION: larry sold one quarter of his comic books and thebn bought twelve more. he know has 36. how many did he have to start
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Question 973923: larry sold one quarter of his comic books and thebn bought twelve more. he know has 36. how many did he have to start
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X - .25X + 12 = 36
X - .25X = 24
.75X = 24
Divide each side by .75
X = 32
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Prove it:
Larry started with 32 books, sold 1/4 of those (or 8). That left him with 32-8, or 24. He bought 12 more. 24+12 = 36.
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