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Henry had biscuits and Archie had tarts. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Henry sold 8 biscuits and Archie sold 36 tarts. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to tarts for Henry and Archie were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many biscuits did Henry have at first?
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PSLE
Henry had biscuits and Archie had tarts. Both gave half of what they had to each other. Henry sold 8 biscuits and Archie sold 36 tarts. In the end, the ratios of biscuits to tarts for Henry and Archie were 1 : 5 and 1 : 3 respectively. How many biscuits did Henry have at first?