Jill sold half of her comic books and then bought 16 more. She now has 36. With how many did she begin?
2 Answers
May 23, 2018
The answer is 40
Explanation:
Start with 40 comic books. Divide in half is 20. Add 16 and you get 36. Try working backwards on these. Like 36-16 is 20...
May 23, 2018
40 comic books.
Explanation:
Let's say she started with x comic books:
she sold
then she bought 16 more:
now she has 36 comics: