Kathy had a dream in which she was selling roses in an international market. She started out with 136 roses. Then her first customer, an Egyptian, bought of them. Soon afterward, a Babylonian asked to buy roses; later XIV roses were bought by (you guessed it) a Roman. How many roses did she have left to sell at the end of her dream?

Question

Kathy had a dream in which she was selling roses in an international market. She started out with 136 roses. Then her first customer, an Egyptian, bought  of them. Soon afterward, a Babylonian asked to buy  roses; later XIV roses were bought by (you guessed it) a Roman. How many roses did she have left to sell at the end of her dream? ​

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Kathy started with 136 roses.
The first customer bought 11 roses so she had left 136 - 11 = 125 roses.
The Babylonian then bought 11 roses so she had left 125 - 11 = 114 roses.
The Roman bought XIV roses which is 14 in Roman numerals, so she had left 114 - 14 = 100 roses.
Therefore, Kathy had 100 roses left at the end of her dream, which corresponds to answer choice D.

Kathy Had a Dream in Which She Was Selling Roses