Maria bought seven boxes.A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire.there are now only 22 boxes left.with how m

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zvonat [6]

3 years ago

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Maria bought seven boxes.A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire.there are now only 22 boxes left.with how m

any do she start?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Nikolay [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-05T11:56:40+03:00

Nikolay [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

37 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

If half were destroyed, that means that she had 44 total including the 7 she bought. This means, that to find the starting amount, you need to subtract 7 from 44:

44 - 7 = 37 boxes

I hope this helps!