Apples
John has a bag of apples, and two brothers, Jack and Jim.
The image below shows the number of apples that John has eaten and put in the family's compost barrel.
John then splits the remainder equally between himself and each one of his brothers. Jack and Jim both eat half the apples they have been given. Together the three brothers have 4 apples left.
How many apples did John start with?
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- AI-resistant
- Numerical Reasoning
- Linear Equations
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- Easy
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Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 5 min
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