Jessica sold half of her comic books and then bought 9 more. She now has 13. How many did she begin with? Step 1: Define your variable(s)
Step 2: Write an equation.
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Which of the following describes the graph of y--4x-36 compared to the parent square root function? stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the x-axis, and translated 9 units right stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the x-axis, and translated 9 units left stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the y-axis, and translated 9 units right stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the y-axis, and translated 9 units left save and exit next submit

Maurice has 54 fewer comic books than rebecca. they have 130 comic books together .how many comic books are in maurices collection ? how many comic books are in rebeccas collection