Pirate Swords On the pirate ship there are 24 pirate swords. Each pirate has 2 swords.If half the pirates lost a sword in battle and a quarter of the pirates each gained a new sword, how many swords would there now be on the pirate ship?
Half of 24 is 12 Quarter of 12 is 4 12 + 4 = 16
16 is the answer
If a third of the swords were then lost how many would there be left?
3x4 is 12 so ⅓ off 12 is 4.
The answer is 4.
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