A farmer has 88 watermelons growing in her garden. One afternoon, after the farmer had picked 14 watermelons, a thunderstorm knocked a branch from a tree and

Question

(Continued from the question not enough space was provided for the full question) crushed half of the remaining watermelons. how many watermelons are left?

Answer 1

We start with 88 and remove 14

88 - 14 = 74

 

Half of the 74 are smashed

74/2 = 37 watermelons left

 

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(88 - 14)/2 = 37