Xiaohong brought some money to buy stationery, used up half of the total, and bought 8 yuan of soda. At this time, she still had 16 yuan left. How much did Xiaohong bring?
小红带了一些钱去买文具，用掉了总数的一半，又买了8元的汽水，这时她还剩16元，小红原来带了多少钱？
<gadget id="calculator">8 + 16</gadget>
<output>24</output>

<gadget id="calculator">24 * 2</gadget>
<output>48</output>

<result>48</result>