Question

Pat bought a bag of oranges. She used half of them for a juice. Then she gave 5 oranges to friends. Pat had 6 oranges left. How many oranges did Pat buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2x - 5 = 6 \\ 2x = 6 + 5 \\ 2x = 11 \\ x = \frac{11}{2} \\ x = 5.5$