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Tristan sold half of his comic books and then bought 8 more. He now has 11. How many did he begin with?
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Tristan sold half of his comic books and then bought 8 more. He now has 11. How

many did he begin with?

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If he now has 11 and he bought eight more before that, 11-8=3.And 3•2=6 He sold 3/6 comic books. So he started out with 6, sold half, and then bought eight more.
answer is 6
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