Alex bought a bag of apples on Saturday, and he ate a third of them. On Sunday he ate half of the remaining apples. He ate one more on Monday and one more on Tuesday, then ate half of the remaining apples on Wednesday. On Thursday he looked in the bag and saw that there was just one apple left. How many apples did the bag have to begin with?
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* Due on Friday 10/15/09
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ReplyDeletesat.-3 apples,sun.ate 1/2 of remaining,mon.-1 apple,tues.-1apple,wends.ate 1/2 of remaining,thurs.1 left
ReplyDelete3+1+1+2+1+10=18
On thur. he had 1 on wed. he had 1/2. That means wed. must of meant 2. Mon. and tus. he at one each day. and the total is 4. He at 1/2 of what was left. To get to 4 so it must have been 8. Since he ate 1/3 and had 8 left 8 is 2/3 of 12. Therefore the bag had 12 apples to start with.
ReplyDelete123-4=119-5=114-6=108-7=101+8=109-9=100
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Bradley! You are the only one that worked it out correctly!
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