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Ryan bought eight boxes. a week later half of all his boxes were lost during a move. there are now only 23 boxes left. with how many did he start?

write an equation for the given word problem

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Answer: 54

Explanation:

23 X 2 = A - 8

(+8) 46 = A - 8 (+8)

54 = A

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