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At first, the dictionaries in a library were placed on 36 shelves with an equal number of dictionaries on each shelf. 4 shelves were removed and the books on these shelves were placed on the remaining shelves. Because of this, the number of dictionaries on each remaining shelf increased by 8. What was the number of dictionaries on each shelf at first?
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PSLE
At first, the dictionaries in a library were placed on 36 shelves with an equal number of dictionaries on each shelf. 4 shelves were removed and the books on these shelves were placed on the remaining shelves. Because of this, the number of dictionaries on each remaining shelf increased by 8. What was the number of dictionaries on each shelf at first?