SOLUTION: Hi Eric,Fred and Gary shared some comics in the ratio 4:3:2. When Fred gave half his comics to Eric Eric had 56 more comics than Fred. How many did Fred have at the end.

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Question 1207492: Hi
Eric,Fred and Gary shared some comics in the ratio 4:3:2. When Fred gave half his comics to Eric Eric had 56 more comics than Fred. How many did Fred have at the end.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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                 ERIC          FRED        GARY

Initially        4x            3x          2x

Shared          4x+3x/2        3x/2        2x

Resulting Equation: 4x%2B3x%2F2=3x%2F2%2B56
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highlight_green%28x=14%29

At the end, Fred had highlight%2821%29 comic books.

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Notice that the third person is irrelevant in this problem,
as well as the information about him.