14. Sally had some beads. On Monday, she gave half of her beads to her sister. On Tuesday, she used ¼ of the remaining beads to make a necklace and bought another 426 beads. After that, she had 957 beads. How many beads did Sally have at first?
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[ 426 ] 957
3 u -- > 957 – 426 = 531
8 u -- > 8/3 x 531 = 1416 beads
Sally had 1416 beads at first.
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