While he was at the grocery store, Raymond purchased a box of candy for himself. On the way back to the dorm, he ate 1/2 of th

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While he was at the grocery store, Raymond purchased a box of candy for himself. On the way back to the dorm, he ate 1/2 of th

e candy. As he was putting away the groceries, he ate 1/3 of what was left. There are now 2 chocolates left in the box. How many chocolates were in the box to begin with?

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2 answers:

viva [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-19T04:06:18+03:00

Answer:

6 chocolates

Step-by-step explanation:

If there was 2 chocolates left and he had just eaten a third that would mean he had eaten 1

That would mean there would have been three chocolates before he put away the groceries

Double that to make up for the chocolates eaten during the walk home = 6

madreJ [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-19T05:37:33+03:00

madreJ [45]2 years ago

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6 chocolate

the hint is he ate 1/3

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