Sarah has a bag of cherries. She ate 5, then gave half of what she had to Liam. Lam ate 5, then gave half of what he had to Amy.

Question

3 years ago

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Amy got 2 cherries. How many cherries did Sarah have in the start?

2 answers:

Ksenya-84 [330] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-11T02:28:24+03:00

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I think Sarah had 12 cherries in the start

Daniel [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-11T03:53:24+03:00

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Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

Sarah:X-5

Liam:x-5÷2

Amy:x-10÷2

Equate Amy's value to 2

x-10/2=2

Multiply two in both sides to have:

x-10=4

hence;

x=14