How many times can you subtract 22 from 36?

"How many times can you subtract 22 from 36?" 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 22 from 36 once, you are left with 14. Thus, you cannot subtract 22 again from 36.

Answer 2: 1.64 times
1.64 times, because 36 divided by 22 is 1.64. After you subtract 22, 1.64 times from 36, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 22 from 36 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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