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Question

Jack had a bag of 128 apples. He sold 25% of them to Jill. Next he sold 25% of those remaining to June. Of those apples still in his bag, he gave the shiniest one to his teacher. How many apples did Jack have then?

Accepted Answer

First he gives 128 .25 = 32 apples to Jill, so he has 128-32=96 apples left. Then he gives 96 .25 = 24 apples to June, so he has 96-24=72 left. Finally, he gives one to the teacher, leaving 71 71