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Japheth had shortbreads and Fabian had macarons. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Japheth sold 12 shortbreads and Fabian sold 40 macarons. In the end, the ratios of shortbreads to macarons for Japheth and Fabian were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many shortbreads did Japheth have at first?
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PSLE
Japheth had shortbreads and Fabian had macarons. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Japheth sold 12 shortbreads and Fabian sold 40 macarons. In the end, the ratios of shortbreads to macarons for Japheth and Fabian were 1 : 7 and 1 : 5 respectively. How many shortbreads did Japheth have at first?