Mint Problem
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My Weekend with Mints
Transcript of Mint Problem
My Weekend with Mints
I went to a restaurant this weekend…
My family loves to joke around…So,
this is what we did…
As we left we...
•I took one-third of the mints.
•I returned four.
•My wife took 1/4 of what was left.
•My wife returned three.
•Gabby then took half of the remainder.
•Gabby threw two back into the bowl.
•There were 17 mints left in the bowl. How many
mints were in the bowl originally?
I took one-third of the mints.
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and I returned four
My wife then took one-fourth of what was left.
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My wife returned three
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Gabby then took half of the remainder.
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Gabby threw two back into the bowl.
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17 mints left in the bowl
4 mints 4 mints
4 mints
Minus the 5 we have in the bowl
is 12!
4 mints
4 mints
16 x 3 = 48 mints