Anna gave away 3 more than half her apples. she gave away 17 apples in all.how many apples did Anna have originally?
x - number of apples Anna had
\(\dfrac{x}{2}+3=17|\cdot 2\\
x+6=34\\
x=28\)
x - number of apples Anna had, so you need to do this:
x/2+3=17| * 2
x+6=34
x+28
show the process
It makes it equal 28, the number Anna had originally