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Wilbur sold half of his comic books and then bought 14 more. He now has 24. With how many did he begin?
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Wilbur sold half of his comic books and then bought 14 more. He now has 24. With how many did he begin?

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You have to work backwards to solve this. Take 24 and subtract 14. Then take your answer and multiply it by 2. Your answer is 20.
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24-14=10 that's the half, so he began with 2*10=20
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