Ryan sold half of his comic books and then bought sixteen more. He now has 36. How many comic books did Ryan start with?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T21:58:19

Ryan started with #40# comic books.

First off, we need to create an equation.

Let #n=# unknown amount of books

So

#n/2 + 16 = 36#

#n/2 + 16 -16 = 36 -16#

#n/2 = 20#

#n/2 xx 2 = 20 xx2#

#n = 40#

The answer is, therefore, #40#.