SOLUTION: Rose has 56 stones that are 6 more than one-half of my stones. How many stones do I have?

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Question 1192218: Rose has 56 stones that are 6 more than one-half of my stones. How many stones do I have?
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Rose has 56 stones that are 6 more than one-half of my stones. How many stones do I have?
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Hence, one half of my stones is 56-6 = 50.


It means that I have 2*50 = 100 stones.    ANSWER

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