abiator  PROBLEM-SOLVING CHALLENGE #902
PROBLEM:
You are writing a paragraph. It is a paragraph you started yesterday and you are just finishing it off.
You write 6 words, then rub two words out. You write another 10 words before you make another mistake and rub out one more word.
You have finished the paragraph. You count the number of words. There are a total of 30 words. How many words had you written yesterday?
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