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

y = 2x

step-by-step explanation:

if you divide each number in the sequence, you'll see that they all have a multiple factor of 2. each number in the series, and any other numbers which may continue, will be multiplied by 2. therefore, y is the next number in the sequence, and x is the current one, so, our formula will be y = 2x.

the 8 in 8,420 is in the thousands place so it's value is 8 thousand.

the 8 in 6,870 is in the hundreds place so it's value is 8 hundred.

divide 8000 by 800 to find the answer:

8000 / 800 = 10

the 8 in 8,420 is 10 times greater than the 8 in 6,870