document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=472493>Question 472493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jill sold half of her comic books and thn bought 16 more she now has 36 with how many did she begin? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #323939 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gilwa><B>gilwa(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gilwa><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=323939\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> she started with 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 40 divided by half is 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she bought 16 more and now has a total of 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40/2 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20+16= 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer= 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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