Question 426908
Let {{{x}}} = number of apples Mark started with
{{{8x}}} = Number Barbara started with
given:
{{{ x + 8x/2 = 8x/2 + 6}}}
{{{ x= 6 }}}
{{{ 8x = 48 }}}
Barbara started with 48 apples
check:
Barbara gives 24 to Mark
Now Mark has 30
This is 6 more than Barbara's
OK