 
<translate> Joan na-anakọta nkume. N'oge gara aga, ihe ndị ọ hụrụ n'ebe ahụ bụ ọkara ihe ndị dị oké ọnụ ahịa e nwere n'ebe ahụ. Taa, ọ gara njem nchịkọta okwute wee chọta ihe atụ mineral isii ọzọ. Ọ bụrụ na o nwere mineral iri anọ na asatọ ugbu a, ole ka o nwere? Echiche ndị dị aṅaa? Ntụziaka nzọụkwụ site na nzọụkwụ: <eng> Joan collects rocks. In her collection of rock samples, she had half as many gemstones as minerals yesterday. Today, she went on a rock collecting trip and found 6 more mineral samples. If she has 48 minerals now, how many gemstone samples does she have?
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