Qara sold half of her comle books and then bought 6 more. she now has 17 . How many did she begin with?

1. Let \( x \) be the number of books Qara began with. 2. She sold half of her books, so she had \(\frac{x}{2}\) books remaining. 3. Then, she bought 6 more books, making the total \(\frac{x}{2} + 6\). 4. According to the problem, she now has 17 books. Thus, we have the equation: \[ \frac{x}{2} + 6 = 17 \] 5. Subtract 6 from both sides: \[ \frac{x}{2} = 11 \] 6. Multiply both sides by 2: \[ x = 22 \] Qara began with \( 22 \) books.