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Maria bought seven boxes. A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire. There are now only 22 boxes left. with how many did she start

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The answer is 51 because 22x2=44 44+7=51
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37 is the answer because she has half left 22 so that she had 44 - 7 = 37
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