My question is: Mr. Shaefer harvested 500 lychees in a carton and took them to the market. He sold half of them and took home the remaining number of lychees where they ate 3/5 of them. Calculate the number of lychees remaining. Your thoughts:
At the market, Mr. Shaefer sold half of the lychees, which is 1 / 2 * 500 = 250. The remaining number of lychees is 500 - 250 = 250. At home, they ate 3 / 5 * 250 = 150 lychees. The total number of lychees remaining is 250 - 150 = 100. The final answer: 100.