Lizzy: Seth bought some boxes of oranges. He gave a box to his mother. He then gave away half of the remaining boxes. If Seth has 4 boxes of oranges left, how many boxes did he buy in the first place?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
After giving a box to his mom, Seth had 4 * 2 = 8 boxes left. Seth bought 8 + 1 = 9 boxes of oranges. Final answer: 9.