Ammie passed around a basket of strawberries to the girls at her party. Before the party she ate 5 strawberries and gave a friend 3. Eight girls arrived at her party. The first girl took a strawberry. The second took 3, the third 5 and so on. The fifth girl emptied the basket. How many were in the basket to begin with?
2007-03-27 13:02:00 · 7 answers · asked by IDchecker27 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Girls 1-5 took 1+3+5+7+9 = 25 strawberries.
Add in the friend's three and the five she ate, and you get 25+3+5 = 33 strawberries.
There were 33 strawberries in the basket to begin with.
2007-03-27 13:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5+3+1+3+5+7+9=33
2007-03-27 13:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by leo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5+3+(1+3+5+7+9)=33
However, you could argue that immediately before the party, there were only 25. Since Ammie and the friend ate 8 before the girls arrived, there were still only 25 in the basket before the party.
Semantics really, but it could be argued either way depending on the timing of the question.
2007-03-27 13:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by UM_Cane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
33
2007-03-27 13:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by B rabit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
33
2007-03-27 13:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by indiandiva2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
33 straberries,
2007-03-28 03:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by Raghavkirti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suck at math
2007-03-27 13:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋