document.write( "Question 112553This question is from textbook mathematical ideas
\n" ); document.write( ": Chipper and Dalie collected 32 acorns on Monday and stored them with their acorn supply. After Chipper fell asleep,Dalie ate half the acorns. This pattern continued through Friday night, with 32 acorns being added and half the supply being eaten. On Saturday morning, Chipper counted the acorns and found that they had only 35. How many acorns had they started with on Monday morning?
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\n" ); document.write( "126+32=158 divided by 2 =79 Monday
\n" ); document.write( "79+32=112 divided by 2 = 56 Tuesday
\n" ); document.write( "56+32=88 divided by 2 = 44 Wednesday
\n" ); document.write( "44+32=76 divided by 2 = 38 Thursday
\n" ); document.write( "38 +32= 70 divided by 2 =35 Friday
\n" ); document.write( "Saturday 35 were left. Friday there had to be 70 because 1/2 were eated leaving 35 so what plus 32=70 is 38. I started on Friday and worked backward. So they started with 79 acorns? Right?
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Nice job working backwards. The only problem is your conclusion- according to your work they started with 126 acorns. \n" ); document.write( "

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