Question

Felix had some oranges. She ate two oranges and then he gave the rest equally to her four friends. Each friend received two oranges. How many oranges did she start with?

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

4x2+8+2+10

Answer 2

10 oranges

Explanation:

Since the four friends each got 2, there must have been 8 oranges to distribute. That was 2 fewer than Felix started with, so ...

Felix started with 10 oranges.