Question

Hi Children
Here it is a Riddle for you.
1.
Joe bought a bag of oranges on Monday, and
ate one third of them.
On Tuesday he ate half of the remaining
oranges.
On Wednesday he looked in the bag to find that
he only had two oranges left.
How many oranges were originally in the bag?​

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Answer is 6 oranges

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = original number of oranges :

2%2F3x, remain on Monday

1%2F2*2%2F3x = 1%2F3x remain on Tuesday

1%2F3x = 2 remain on Wednesday

multiply both sides by 3

1x = 6 orange originally