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On Monday, 56 biographies were

checked out at the library. This is 8 less
than twice the amount of fiction books
checked out that day. How many fiction
books were checked out on Monday?

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Books=1/2x-8
56=1/2x-8
X=(56+8)÷1/2
X=64 ÷ 1/2
X=128
128 books
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