I had a number of raisins. I ate 1 and gave half of the remaining portion to Mark. I then ate another 1 and gave a 3rd of the remaining portion to Jill. I ended up with 6 raisins. How many did I start with?
2007-07-12 06:08:24 · 59 answers · asked by sikoraa7 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2007-07-12 06:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You started with 21 raisins.
Ate 1= 20 raisins left.
1/2 to Mark=10 raisins left.
Ate 1=9 raisins left.
1/3 to Jill=6 left.
2007-07-12 06:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sigh. If you ended up with 6 raisins? Are you including the ones you ate beforehand? If not, it's a totally different answer than if you are.
You started with 21 if you aren't counting the ones you already ate, by the way. 21-1=20/2=10-1=9-3 (1/3)=6.
2007-07-12 06:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
21 raisins?
6 is the 2/3rds left, plus the 1/3 you gave to jill, which makes 9. plus one is 10, double that you get 20, add the one you ate, you get 21.
2007-07-12 06:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by Country Sweetheart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by Chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by Tahmid R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by queen_bernie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:12:09 · answer #8 · answered by Wiani i 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:11:25 · answer #9 · answered by Dave O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-12 06:14:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋