Lisa packed a basket of apples. She gave half of the apples to a neighbor, then 8 apples to her mother, and then half of the remaining apples to her best friend, and she kept the 3 remaining apples for herself. How many apples did she start with in the basket?

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Lisa packed a basket of apples. She gave half of the apples to a neighbor, then 8 apples to her mother, and then half of the remaining apples to her best friend, and she kept the 3 remaining apples for herself. How many apples did she start with in the basket?

 

 

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