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Demetrius took 5 library books last week return three books this week and then checked out eight more books he now has 12 library books how many books did he have before last week

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Umm zero I mean he got 5 last week and it doesn’t give me any info if he had any before the week he got five books so yea
User Noah Sussman
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Answer:

x + 5 - 3 + 8 = 12

Explanation:

x = 2 books

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