How many times can you subtract 47 from 60?

"How many times can you subtract 47 from 60?" 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 47 from 60 once, you are left with 13. Thus, you cannot subtract 47 again from 60.

Answer 2: 1.28 times
1.28 times, because 60 divided by 47 is 1.28. After you subtract 47, 1.28 times from 60, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 47 from 60 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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