Think of a word problem using a man named Bart and Henry while using this expression

2/4x + 1/2 + 8 + 0.5 = 14

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Bart and Henry were walking together and decided to split the cost of a new hat. Bart paid 2/4 of the cost, Henry paid 1/2 of the cost, and they both paid an additional 8 dollars and 50 cents. If the total cost of the hat was 14 dollars, how much did the hat cost?

The hat cost 16 dollars.
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