How many times can you subtract 3 from 44?

"How many times can you subtract 3 from 44?" 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 3 from 44 once, you are left with 41. Thus, you cannot subtract 3 again from 44.

Answer 2: 14.67 times
14.67 times, because 44 divided by 3 is 14.67. After you subtract 3, 14.67 times from 44, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 3 from 44 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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