Daphne gave away 3 more than half of her apples. She gave away 17 apples in all. How many apples did Daphne have originally?

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Tash
Mar 13, 2018

30 apples

Explanation:

If we say the total number of apples she had was #x#, then half of her apples would be #x/2#. She had 3 more than this, so that would be represented as #x/2 + 3#.

If #x/2 + 3 = 17#
#x/2 = 17 - 3#
#x/2 = 15#
#x = 15 xx 2#
#x = 30#

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