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Empty Pet Store
Last week seven gerbils, four budgies, three iguanas, a parrot and five goldfish escaped from the pet store.
On each of the two following days, half of the loose pets were recaptured.
How many animals were still free at the end of the second day?
On each of the two following days, half of the loose pets were recaptured.
How many animals were still free at the end of the second day?
Answer
Five animals were still free at the end of the second day. Twenty animals escaped. On the first day ten were captured. On the second day half of these (five) were captured, leaving five free.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I got it but that's good
I love pets and math so I decided that this must be very fun. I love it because my favourite type of math is halfing.
i thought these were supposed to make you think.
Good one... I'd love to see how a goldfish can escape ;)
Maybe it was raining and they jumped and hop'd through puddles
No, no, no!!! Don't you all know anything?!? Fish have wings and air tanks!!!! I can't believe you people didn't know that! Hahaha!! I crack myself up sometimes!!!
Haven't any of you seen Searching for Nemo.
It's Finding Nemo Newf!
That was good.
That was good.
Lame. Add up a few single-digit numbers and divide by four. That's not a teaser--it's not even a math problem.
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