20.Kate has a basket of oranges. Her friend gave her 8 oranges more and his aunt gave her 6 oranges more. Then she gave one-half of the number of oranges to her little sister Lorie. If Kate gave 18 oranges to her sister, how many oranges did she have at the start?
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Answer:
22 oranges
Explanation:
Since Lorie gave her sister half, multiply 18 by 2,
18 × 2 = 36
Then subtract what her friend gave her,
36 - 8 = 28
And lastly subtract what her aunt gave her,
28 - 6 = 22