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Peter Piper the pickle salesman went to the market and sold half of his pickles plus half a pickle. He was left with 1 whole pickle. How many pickles did Peter Piper start with?

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christopheran06

Answer:

he had 3

Explanation:

bhavya2vemuri

Answer:

3 pickles

Explanation:

1) lets take "x" as the # of pickles peter started out with

so since peter sold half of his pickles we have to divide x by 2

so

(x/2)-0.5=1

add 0.5 to bot sides

x/2=1.5

multiply both sides with 2

x=3

hope this helps

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