Question

Anna gave away 3 more than half her apples. she gave away 17 apples in all.how many apples did Anna have originally?

Answer 1

x - number of apples Anna had


`(x)/(2)+3=17|\cdot 2\\ x+6=34\\ x=28`

Answer 2

x - number of apples Anna had, so you need to do this:
x/2+3=17| * 2
x+6=34
x+28
show the process
It makes it equal 28, the number Anna had originally