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Benny sold half of his comic books and then bought 6 more. He now has 17. How many did he begin with ? i need to write it in numerical form

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Answer:

22

Explanation:

1/2x + 6 = 17

subtract 6 from each side of the equation:

1/2x = 11

multiply both sides by 2:

x = 22

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