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28 November, 05:46

Fred Flintstone bought seven boxes to put with his collection of boxes. A week later half the

boxes were ruined in the rain. There are now only 22 boxes left. With how many did he start?

What equation can I use to solve this?

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  1. 28 November, 06:21
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    He started with 37.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    I reasoned ...

    There are 22 left (a result of being halved) which means there must have been 44 just before that. And, he added 7 boxes to get that 44 total. So, what is 7 less than 44?
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