Q: Mark started the day with 14 buttons. His friend Shane gave him 3 times that amount of buttons. Then his other friend Sam asked if he could have half of Mark’s buttons. How many buttons did Mark end up with?
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A: Shane gave Mark 14*3=<<14*3=42>>42 buttons
After that Mark had 42+14=<<42+14=56>>56 buttons
Then Mark gave 56/2=<<56/2=28>>28 buttons to Shane
Which left Mark with 28 buttons The answer is  28.
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