Question

Jessi sold half her comic books. Then, she bought 9 more. She now has 11 total. How many did she begin with?

Answer 1

She began with 4 books

Explanation:

Let the original number of Jessi Comic books be x

When She sold half of the comic books, she has ( x - x/2) = x/2 left

When she bought 9 more, she has 11 in total. That is, x/2 + 9 = 11

x/2 = 11 - 9

x/2 = 2

x = 2 * 2

x = 4

She began with 4 books

Answer 2

Answer: she begin with 6.

Explanation:

At the beggining she had A books.

She sold half of that, so now she has A/2 books.

She bought 9, so now she has A/2 + 9 books,

And we know that A/2 + 9 = 11 books

So A/2 = 11 - 9 = 3

A = 2*3 = 6

So she started with 6 books