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Mathew sells half the books in his library. After he does this, he buys 6 more books. Now he has 102 books. How many books did he have to start with?
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Mathew sells half the books in his library. After

he does this, he buys 6 more books. Now he has
102 books. How many books did he have to start
with?

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You’d get 192 because first, you would subtract 6 from 102.

102 - 6 = 96

Then, multiply 96 by 2 to get 192, the original amount Matthew had.
User Dubukay
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198?? i multiplied 102 by 2 and subtracted 6 to get tht answer.
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