Question

Jason bought 6 CDs to add to his collection. A week later he dropped half of his total collection in a pond. He only had 12 CDs left. How many CDs did he start with?

Answer 1

24 CDs

Explanation:

if he dropped half of his CDs then the other half is in the equation. 12×12=24 the 6 is just there to throw you off...

if I get it wrong my bad its 2 am

Answer 2

Jason starts with 18 CDs

Explanation:

12 x 2 = 24

24 - 6 = 18