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23 February, 13:30

Jason sold half of his comic books and then bought six more. He now has seventeen. How many did he begin with?

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  1. 23 February, 13:35
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    Step-by-step explanation: he had 5 comic books because he now has seventeen - six = 11 and half of 11 is 5.5 rounding = 6
  2. 23 February, 13:35
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let x be the number of comic books he had originally. To represent the situation, we would write x/2 + 6 = 17. Solving this gives us x = 22.
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