I had 2 apples and then I ate 1. My mom felt sorry for me and gave me 5 more apples. At school, a bully stole 4 of my apples and I gave another 2 to the bully. A little bit later, when I was digging through the trash, I found 4 half-eaten apples. At home, while doing homework, I ate 2 apples that I had found in the trash. My mom also gave me 3 bananas as a snack. How many apples did I end up with if each half-eaten apple counts as an apple? Please provide a step-by-step solution to the problem.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Had 2

Then ate 1   2-1 =1

Gave you 5    1+5 =6

Bully stole 4    6-4 =2

Gave another 2 to the bully 2-2=0

found 4 1/2 eaten (they count as a full apple as per directions)= 0+(4) = 0+4 =4

ate 2 apples from the trash = 4-2=2

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square

the correct answer is you spend $55.78 more in a brand store that buy ing in a normal store.

step-by-step explanation:

brand = spend   $ 135.85 total

store = spend $80.07 total