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?
How many buttons did Shane give Mark? ** Shane gave Mark 14*3=<<14*3=42>>42 buttons
How many buttons did Mark have after Shane gave him 42? ** After that Mark had 42+14=<<42+14=56>>56 buttons
How many buttons did Mark give Shane? ** Then Mark gave 56/2=<<56/2=28>>28 buttons to Shane
How many buttons did Mark end up with? ** Which left Mark with 28 buttons
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