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1 February, 23:56

Jordan takes 50% of the cherries from a bowl. Then Mei takes 50% of the remaining cherries. Finally Greg takes 50% of the remaining cherries. There are 3 cherries left. How many cherries were in the Bowl before Jordan arrived?

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  1. 2 February, 00:26
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    If 3 is 50%

    3 x 2 = 6

    If 6 is another 50%

    6 x 2 = 12

    If 12 is another 50%

    12 x 2 = 24

    Therefore there were 24 cherries in the bowl!
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