Question

Bridget bought a bag of apples at the grocery store. She gave half of the apples to Ann. Then she gave Cassie $3$ apples, keeping $4$ apples for herself. How many apples did Bridget buy?

$3$

$4$

$7$

$11$

$14$

Answer: E

Concepts:work backwards

Difficulty rating: 370

Solution:

We can work backwards, starting with the $4$ apples that Bridget kept for herself. Adding the $3$ apples that she gave Cassie, she now has $7$ apples.

Finally, we multiply this value by $2$ since she gave half of her initial apples to Ann. $7 \cdot 2 = 14,$ so Bridget started off with $14$ apples.

Thus, E is the correct answer.

2009 AMC 8 Problem 1

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 370

Solution:

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