Question

Tim sold half of his comic books and then bought 9 more. He now has 17 . How many did he begin with

Answer 1

Answer: he started with 16 comic because 16 divided by 2 is 8 and 8 + 9 is 17

Explanation:

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

17-9=8

8*2=16

Because had 8 but bought 9 more to where he then had 17 but if you take 8 times 2 then your answer is 16 and that's how many comic books he began with.

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