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Zeph had cookies and Luke had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Zeph sold 8 cookies and Luke sold 24 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of cookies to shortbreads for Zeph and Luke were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many cookies did Zeph have at first?
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PSLE
Zeph had cookies and Luke had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Zeph sold 8 cookies and Luke sold 24 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of cookies to shortbreads for Zeph and Luke were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many cookies did Zeph have at first?