Jefferson has 56 bananas, while Walter, his friend, has 1/4 times fewer bananas. If they decide to combine their bananas and share them equally between themselves, how many bananas does Walter get?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Walter has 1 / 4 * 56 bananas = 14 fewer bananas. If Jefferson has 56 bananas, then Walter has 56 bananas - 14 bananas = 42 bananas. When they combine their bananas, they have a total of 42 bananas + 56 bananas = 98 bananas. After dividing the bananas equally, Walter gets 98 bananas / 2 = 49 bananas.
Thus, the answer is 49.