How many times can you subtract 12 from 22?

"How many times can you subtract 12 from 22?" 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 12 from 22 once, you are left with 10. Thus, you cannot subtract 12 again from 22.

Answer 2: 1.83 times
1.83 times, because 22 divided by 12 is 1.83. After you subtract 12, 1.83 times from 22, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 12 from 22 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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