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Gabriel had croissants and Charlie had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Gabriel sold 8 croissants and Charlie sold 24 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of croissants to shortbreads for Gabriel and Charlie were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many croissants did Gabriel have at first?
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PSLE
Gabriel had croissants and Charlie had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Gabriel sold 8 croissants and Charlie sold 24 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of croissants to shortbreads for Gabriel and Charlie were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many croissants did Gabriel have at first?