A basket contains apples. Half of them plus 2 more are red, and the remaining 4 are green. How many apples are in the basket?
12
Let total apples be A. Red apples = A/2 + 2. Green apples = 4. Total = (A/2 + 2) + 4 = A. So A/2 + 6 = A, which means A/2 = 6, and A = 12.
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