Question:
Aishah and Su Ling folded paper cranes to raise funds for an event. 1/3 of Aishah’s paper cranes was 16 more than 1/4 of Su Ling’s paper cranes. After a few days, Aishah folded more paper cranes and her total increased by 1/3. Su Ling had to throw away 1/2 of hers as they were torn. At the end, Aishah had 82 paper cranes more than Su Ling. How many paper cranes were there at the end?
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