How many times can you subtract 11 from 47?

"How many times can you subtract 11 from 47?" is a tricky question. We think that there are three different answers to this question.

Answer 1: Once
It is once, because after you subtract 11 from 47 once, you are left with 36. Thus, you cannot subtract 11 again from 47.

Answer 2: 4.27 times
4.27 times, because 47 divided by 11 is 4.27. After you subtract 11, 4.27 times from 47, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 11 from 47 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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