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Gabriel had cupcakes and Brandon had tarts. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Gabriel sold 8 cupcakes and Brandon sold 40 tarts. In the end, the ratios of cupcakes to tarts for Gabriel and Brandon were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many cupcakes did Gabriel have at first?
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Gabriel had cupcakes and Brandon had tarts. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Gabriel sold 8 cupcakes and Brandon sold 40 tarts. In the end, the ratios of cupcakes to tarts for Gabriel and Brandon were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many cupcakes did Gabriel have at first?