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Jack had biscuits and Japheth had scones. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Jack sold 12 biscuits and Japheth sold 38 scones. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to scones for Jack and Japheth were 1 : 8 and 1 : 6 respectively. How many biscuits did Jack have at first?
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PSLE
Jack had biscuits and Japheth had scones. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Jack sold 12 biscuits and Japheth sold 38 scones. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to scones for Jack and Japheth were 1 : 8 and 1 : 6 respectively. How many biscuits did Jack have at first?