How many times can you subtract 7 from 13?

"How many times can you subtract 7 from 13?" 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 7 from 13 once, you are left with 6. Thus, you cannot subtract 7 again from 13.

Answer 2: 1.86 times
1.86 times, because 13 divided by 7 is 1.86. After you subtract 7, 1.86 times from 13, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 7 from 13 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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