Paul had 3/4 as many toys as Clay. When Clay gave half of his toys to Paul, he had 24 fewer toys than his friend. How many toys did Clay have at first?
(4/3) * 24 = ?????
N/2 + 24 = (3/4)N + N/2
24 = (3/4)N
24 (4/3) = N = 32 = the number that Clay had at first