James had 1/2 the number of stamps David had at first. After David gave 14 of his stamps to James, James had 2/3 the number of stamps David had. How many stamps did James have at first?
Let the number of stamps that David at first ==D
James had ==1/2D
1/2D + 14 ==2/3 * [D - 14], solve for D
D ==140 stamps that David started with
140 / 2 ==70 stamps that James started with.
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