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Ian had shortbreads and Julian had muffins. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Ian sold 9 shortbreads and Julian sold 31 muffins. In the end, the ratios of shortbreads to muffins for Ian and Julian were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many shortbreads did Ian have at first?
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PSLE
Ian had shortbreads and Julian had muffins. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Ian sold 9 shortbreads and Julian sold 31 muffins. In the end, the ratios of shortbreads to muffins for Ian and Julian were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many shortbreads did Ian have at first?