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Old Dec2-08, 05:51 AM       Last edited by kurbsdude; Dec2-08 at 06:43 AM..            #1
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subtract from 50

How many times can you subtract 2 from a 50?
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Old Dec2-08, 06:18 AM                  #2
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Re: subtract from 50

An inifite number of times.
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Old Dec2-08, 06:21 AM                  #3
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Re: subtract from 50

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An inifite number of times.
not quite... keep trying
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Old Dec2-08, 06:34 AM                  #4
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Re: subtract from 50

1 or 25? The answer to these is always an "oh how silly" response from me
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Old Dec2-08, 06:52 AM                  #5
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Re: subtract from 50

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not quite... keep trying
No? So your saying 2 cannot be subtracted from 50 an infinite/arbitrary number of times?

"What am I thinking" might be a more suitable title
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Old Dec2-08, 07:49 AM                  #6
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Re: subtract from 50

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No? So your saying 2 cannot be subtracted from 50 an infinite/arbitrary number of times?

"What am I thinking" might be a more suitable title
no it can't be subtracted from a 50, infinite number of times.
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Old Dec2-08, 08:13 AM                  #7
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Re: subtract from 50

Originally Posted by kurbsdude View Post
no it can't be subtracted from a 50, infinite number of times.
Your bad grammer appears forced, in which case the answer is clearly not worth guessing.

Please enlighten us
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Old Dec2-08, 09:44 AM                  #8
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Re: subtract from 50

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50 - 2 = 48
50 - 2 = 48
50 - 2 = 48
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Infinitely many times.
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Old Dec2-08, 07:12 PM                  #9
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Re: subtract from 50

well ok here's the answer,

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Only once. Because after you subtract 2 from a 50, it becomes 48. So the next subtraction is from 48 and not from 50.
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