document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949872>Question 949872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You collect stamps. Jeff gives you another 12 stamps. Since your cool, you give Christine 10 stamps. Jeff takes half of your stamps. In the end, you have 8 stamps. How many stamps did you originally have? Please be so kind as to answer my question, as I would appreciate it very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579955 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579955\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Or= original number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Or+12-10)/2=8 Multiply each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or+12-10=16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or+2=16 Subtract 2 from each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or=14 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go through it backwards:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You end with 8 stamps,so before Jeff took half you had 16, before you gave Christine 10 you had 26 and before Jeff gave you 12 you originally had 14. </SPAN>\n" );
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