Tom sold half of his comic books and then bought six more. he now has 12. how many did he begin with?

Question

asked Mar 9, 2017 9.8k views

1 Answer

Stefano Barbi · Answer 1 · 2017-03-16T07:10:33+0000

b=books
Sold half of book: b/2
Bought six more: b/2+
Now has 12: b/2+6=12
Subtract 6 on both sides: b/2+6-6=12-6
b/2=6
Multiply both sides by 2: b=12
Answer= 12 books

Tom sold half of his comic books and then bought six more. he now has 12. how many did he begin with?

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

No related questions found

Categories

Other Questions