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Eric had cookies and Mark had macarons. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Eric sold 8 cookies and Mark sold 20 macarons. In the end, the ratios of cookies to macarons for Eric and Mark were 1 : 8 and 1 : 6 respectively. How many cookies did Eric have at first?
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PSLE
Eric had cookies and Mark had macarons. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Eric sold 8 cookies and Mark sold 20 macarons. In the end, the ratios of cookies to macarons for Eric and Mark were 1 : 8 and 1 : 6 respectively. How many cookies did Eric have at first?