How many times can you subtract 6 from 58?

"How many times can you subtract 6 from 58?" 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 6 from 58 once, you are left with 52. Thus, you cannot subtract 6 again from 58.

Answer 2: 9.67 times
9.67 times, because 58 divided by 6 is 9.67. After you subtract 6, 9.67 times from 58, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 6 from 58 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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