What strategy would be the best to solve this problem? Ann-Marie bought apples. She kept one-third for herself and gave the rest to 4 friends. Each friend got 2 apples. How many apples did Ann-Marie buy?

 Look for patterns

Step-by-step explanation: To solve :

Assume number of apples bought = x

Fraction kept = 1/3 of x

Fraction shared = (x - x/3) = (3x - x) /3 = 2x/3

Number of people who shared (2x/3) = 4 with each getting 2

Total number shared = 4 * 2 = 8

Fraction shared = total shared

2x/3 = 8

Multiply both sides by 3

(2x/3) * 3 = 8 * 3

2x = 24

x = 12

the central idea is that:

individuals should refuse to cooperate with institutions they believe unjust.

thoreau felt  that governments were more often agents of corruption than justice, even democracies, and that just because the majority feels a certain way does not make it just or correct in absolute terms. he uses the fact that slavery exists in our democracy to support this idea.

he goes on to say that, as a result, people should live true to their own internal laws regarding right and wrong, as a product of reflection and a moral life, rather than following every law that society imposes. 

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i'm pretty sure it would take 20 hours because it's half the men so you multiply the number of hours it takes by 2