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mark bought 8 boxes .A week later half of all his boxes were destroyed in a fire there are now only 20 boxes left. With how many did he start with?
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rogerhuguet

Answer:

32

Step-by-step explanation:

if he has 32 and brought 8 thats a total of 40 because 32+8=40, then if the fire burned half of the boxes 40/2 = 20

mcsparkwithjoy

Answer:

32 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

Half of his boxes got burned and there are 20 left, you can time that by 2 to get the number of boxes before the fire, which is 40, then you can subtract is by 8 to get the number of boxes he had before he bought 8 boxes.

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