How many times can you subtract 2 from 52?

"How many times can you subtract 2 from 52?" 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 2 from 52 once, you are left with 50. Thus, you cannot subtract 2 again from 52.

Answer 2: 26 times
26 times, because 52 divided by 2 is 26. After you subtract 2, 26 times from 52, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 2 from 52 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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