SOLUTION: On Tuesday Pranav bought eight hats. On Wednesday half of all the hats that he had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 12 left. How many did he have on Monday?

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Question 991436: On Tuesday Pranav bought eight hats. On Wednesday half of all the hats that he had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 12 left. How many did he have on Monday?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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When half were destroyed he had 12,
so before destruction he had (2*12=)24 hats.
Since he bought 8 on Tuesday, on Monday he had
8 fewer:(24-8)=16 hats.
So Pranav started with 16 hats on Monday.
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