3 years ago

A number halved and then halved again is equal to 2. What was the original number?

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ArbitrLikvidat [17]3 years ago

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I believe the answer is 8

Fantom [35]3 years ago

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I think that the original # was 3 because if u half 3, it turns into 2 1/2 ,and if u half 3 AGAIN, it will then turn to 2. Hope it helps. Its like subtracting 3 and one half, finding the value of that and then subtracting the value with one half again.

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