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Xavier had biscuits and Elijah had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Xavier sold 8 biscuits and Elijah sold 38 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to shortbreads for Xavier and Elijah were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many biscuits did Xavier have at first?
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PSLE
Xavier had biscuits and Elijah had shortbreads. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Xavier sold 8 biscuits and Elijah sold 38 shortbreads. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to shortbreads for Xavier and Elijah were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many biscuits did Xavier have at first?