Question

John gave half of his stamps to Jim. Jim gave gave half of his stamps to Carla. Carla gave 1/4 of the stamps given to her to Thomas and kept the remaining 12. How many stamps did John start with?
A. 64 stamps
B. 65 stamps
C. 98 stamps
D. 94 stamps

Answer 1

Find the number of stamps Carla had:

Carla gave 1/4 of the stamps and kept the remaining 12

1 - 1/4 = 3/4

3/4 = 12 stamps

1/4 = 12 ÷ 3 = 4 stamps

4/4 = 4 x 4 = 16 stamps

Find the number of stamps Jim had:

Jim gave gave half of his stamps to Carla

1/2 = 16 stamps

2/2 = 16 x 2 = 32 stamps

Find the stamps John had:

John gave half of his stamps to Jim

1/2 = 32 stamps

2/2 = 32 x 2 = 64 stamps

Answer: John had (A) 64 stamps

Answer 2

Answer:

it should be 64

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