document.write( "Question 1186211: I currently have the English Alphabet containing 26 letters. I remove two of the letters. Then , I remove one-half of the remaining letters. Then, I remove an additional one-third of the remaining letters. Then I double the amount of letters I have left. Finally, I remove three-fourths of the remaining letters. How many letters do I have left? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "I prepared the table to record the numbers, step by step / (line by line), following your steps.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                                                   how many do you have    how many do you   how many do you have\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                      at the entrance       add or remove       at the exit\r\n" );
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document.write( "I currently have the English Alphabet containing 26 letters.               26                    0                  26\r\n" );
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document.write( "I remove two of the letters.                                               26                 remove 2           26- 2 = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then , I remove one-half of the remaining letters.                         24                 remove 12          24-12 = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then, I remove an additional one-third of the remaining letters.           12                 remove  4          12- 4 =  8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then I double the amount of letters I have left.                            8                                      2*8 = 16\r\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, I remove three-fourths of the remaining letters.                  16                 remove 12           16-12 = 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "How many letters do I have left?                                            4                           <<<---===  ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  4 letters left.\r\n" );
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