On a car trip, Jean ate pretzels. After spilling and losing half of the pretzels, she ate 14. Her sister then ate one more than half the remaining pretzels, after which there were 3 left. How many pretzels were in the bag before it was opened?
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Jean ate 14 pretzels after losing half of them. So, before losing half, she had 14 * 2 = 28 pretzels. Show more…
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