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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
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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

User Agung Setiawan
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The was 24 cherries in the bowl
User Martin Berger
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3*2=6*2=12*2=24

Answer: 24
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