Micaela bought for posters. A week later half of all her posters were lost during a move. There are now only 12 posters left. How many did she start with?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
Answered on
Given the statement:
Micaela bought for posters. A week later half of all her posters were lost during a move. There are now only 12 posters left.
Determine how many posters did she start with.
Solution:
In order to determine how many posters did Micaela start with, we simply need to multiply 2 by 12, since it is stated that half of the posters are 12, therefore to know the total, we multiply 2 by 12.
= (2)(12)
= 24
Check:
= (24)(½)
= 12
Final answer:
= 24 posters