Lizzy: Nancy is crafting clay pots to sell. She creates 12 clay pots on Monday, twice as many on Tuesday, a few more on Wednesday, then ends the week with 50 clay pots. How many did she create on Wednesday?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
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On Tuesday, Nancy creates 12 clay pots * 2 = 24 clay plots. So she created a combined total of 12 + 24 = 36 clay pots on Monday and Tuesday. Subtracting this from the number of clay pots she ended the week with means she must have created 50 – 36 = 14 clay pots on Wednesday. Final answer: 14.
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