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Valen had tarts and Japheth had cookies. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Valen sold 9 tarts and Japheth sold 37 cookies. In the end, the ratios of tarts to cookies for Valen and Japheth were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many tarts did Valen have at first?
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PSLE
Valen had tarts and Japheth had cookies. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Valen sold 9 tarts and Japheth sold 37 cookies. In the end, the ratios of tarts to cookies for Valen and Japheth were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many tarts did Valen have at first?