sam gave jen 1/2 of his jujubes .jen ate 1/2 ofthe jujubes and gave rest to kyle.kyle kept 8 of the jujubes and gave the last 10 to kim .how many jujubes did Jen eat?

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Let x = the # jujubes Sam hadhe gave x/2 to jenjen eats half of it  =    1/2(x/2) =    x/4the remaining  x/4 he gave to kylekyle kept 8 and gave 10 to Kimso             x/4 - 8 = 10             x/4 = 18             x =72thus    jen had 36 jujubesjen eat    18  jujubes