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Leonard gathered a certain number of tomatoes from their farm. He sold 3/5 of the tomatoes and gave ½ of the remainder to his brother. He had 8 mangoes left. How many mangoes did he have at first?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter1: Introduction To Algebra

Section1.6: Translating Problems Into Equations

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