 
 <translate> Maurice had only been horseback riding a handful of times in his life. His best friend, Matt, goes horseback riding regularly. When Maurice went to visit Matt for two weeks, he rode another 8 times. Each time, Matt went with him. Meanwhile, besides the times that Matt accompanied Maurice, he rode an additional 16 times. If the total number of times Matt rode during that two weeks is three times the number of times Maurice had ridden before his visit, how many times had Maurice been horseback riding before visiting Matt? Give me reasons, before answering the question <ibo> Ọ bụ nanị ugboro ole na ole ka Maurice nọkwasịrị n'elu ịnyịnya ná ndụ ya. Ezigbo enyi ya, bụ́ Matt, na-agba ịnyịnya mgbe nile. Mgbe Maurice gara ileta Matt ruo izu abụọ, ọ nọkwasịrị ugboro 8 ọzọ. Mgbe ọ bụla ọ gara, Matt na-eso ya aga. Ka ọ dịgodị, e wezụga oge ndị Matt so Maurice gaa, ọ nọkwuuru ya ugboro 16 ọzọ. Ọ bụrụ na ngụkọta nke ugboro ole Matt nọkwasịrị n'elu ịnyịnya n'izu abụọ ahụ ji okpukpu atọ karịa ugboro ole Maurice nọkwasịrị n'elu ịnyịnya tupu ya agaa leta Matt, ugboro ole ka Maurice nọkwasịrị n'elu ịnyịnya tupu ya agaa leta Matt? Nye m ihe kpatara ya, tupu ị zaa ajụjụ a 