Question

Shanice wanted to make note cards by

cutting pieces of paper in half. Before
starting she got two more pieces to use.
When she was done she had 20 half-pieces
of paper. With how many pieces did she
start?

Answer 1

8 pieces of paper

Explanation:

Since the paper was cut into two, divide the half-pieces by 2 go get the amount of full-sized paper. And since Shanie got 2 more pieces of paper before she started, you subtract 2 from 10, which leaves you with 8 pieces of full-sized paper.