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On Tuesday Jack bought four boxes. On Wednesday half of all the boxes that he had were destroyed. If Jack had 38 boxes on Monday, how many does he have now?
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On Tuesday Jack bought four boxes. On Wednesday half of all the boxes that he had were destroyed. If Jack had 38 boxes on Monday, how many does he have now?

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21 boxes

Explanation:

He has 38 boxes on Monday then buys 4 more on Tuesday

So on Tuesday he has 42 boxes in total

On Wednesday half of the boxes are destroyed so half of 42 is 21

Now he has 21 boxes

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