Problema Solution

Ted bought nine hats. A week later half of his hats were destroyed in a fire. There are now only 14 hats left. With how many did he start

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let 'x' represent the number of hats that Ted started with


(1/2)(x + 9) = 14


by solving we find:


x = 19 hats


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Ted started with 19 hats.