Question

Jordan takes 50% of the cherries from a bowl. Then Mei takes 50% of the remaining cherries. Finally Greg takes 50% of the remaining cherries. There are 3 cherries left. How many cherries were in the Bowl before Jordan arrived?

Answer 1

If 3 is 50%

3 x 2 = 6

If 6 is another 50%

6 x 2 = 12

If 12 is another 50%

12 x 2 =24

Therefore there were 24 cherries in the bowl!