How many times can you subtract 8 from 43?

"How many times can you subtract 8 from 43?" 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 8 from 43 once, you are left with 35. Thus, you cannot subtract 8 again from 43.

Answer 2: 5.38 times
5.38 times, because 43 divided by 8 is 5.38. After you subtract 8, 5.38 times from 43, then there is nothing left to subtract from.

Answer 3: Infinite
There is nothing that says you can't keep subtracting 8 from 43 indefinitely. Just because you will end up with negative numbers doesn't mean you have to stop subtracting!

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