Answer:
So on Monday, Shanice had 29 hats.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the number of hats that Shanice had on Monday.
We know that 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.
We have the following equation:
[tex]\frac{x+5}{2}=17\\\\x+5=17\cdot 2\\\\x+5=34\\\\x=34-5\\\\x=29[/tex]
So on Monday, Shanice had 29 hats.
