On Tuesday Shanice bought five hats. On Wednesday half of all the hats that she had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 17 left. How many did she have on Monday.

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To determine how many hats Shanice had on Monday, we need to work backwards from the information provided. Let's break down the information step by step:

Step 1: On Thursday, there were 17 hats left.
Step 2: On Wednesday, half of all the hats that Shanice had were destroyed.
Step 3: So, on Wednesday, she had double the number of hats that were left on Thursday.
- Therefore, the number of hats on Wednesday = 2 * 17 = 34 hats.
Step 4: On Tuesday, Shanice bought 5 hats, so we need to subtract those 5 hats from the number she had on Wednesday.
- Therefore, the number of hats on Tuesday = 34 hats + 5 hats = 39 hats.

Therefore, Shanice had 39 hats on Monday.