Answer:
22
Explanation:
Let's break down the problem step by step to find out how many tiles Madison has now:
1. We know that Val has 9 yellow tiles.
2. Madison gave half of their yellow tiles to Val. Since Val now has 9 yellow tiles, this means that Madison originally had 9 x 2 = 18 yellow tiles.
3. Madison also had 8 more red tiles than yellow tiles. Since Madison gave half of their red tiles to Citlalli, we can calculate the number of red tiles Madison had before giving any away.
a. We know that Madison had 18 yellow tiles, so their total number of tiles (yellow and red) before giving any away was 18 + 8 = 26 tiles.
b. Since Madison had 8 more red tiles than yellow tiles, they originally had 26 - 18 = 8 red tiles.
4. Madison gave half of their red tiles to Citlalli, which means they gave away 8 / 2 = 4 red tiles.
5. After giving away the tiles, Madison now has 8 - 4 = 4 red tiles left.
Therefore, Madison currently has 4 red tiles and 18 yellow tiles, which gives a total of 4 + 18 = 22 tiles.