Question

Jason lost one fourth of his pencils. Later, he bought 3 more. He now has 12 pencils. How many did he start with?

Answer 1

he started with 12 pencils

Explanation:

lost 2.25 of his pencils

got 3 more

12 total

12-3=9

9 is 3/4 of the starting number

3,6,*9*,12

Answer 2

Jason started with 9 pencils.