2 apples.
You have 3 apples! You have 3 apples!
3
You would have 2 apples 5 - 3 = 2
5 apples because you took the 3 away
3 apples
You have 3 apples! You have 3 apples!
3
You would have 2 apples 5 - 3 = 2
5 apples because you took the 3 away
3 apples
5 apples take away 3 apples leaves you with 2 apples. 5 - 3 = 2
2 apples
You would still have 5
YOU would have 3 apples. You see, there are 5 apples, but you don't have those apples, if you take 3 away, then you are taking 3 of those apples, which then you have 3 apples, and you leave 2 left over.
If 'take away 3' means 'giving away the 3' to another then the answer is two (2) apples. Otherwise, If 'take away 3' means 'keeping the 3' to yourself and sharing the five (5) apples, the answer is three (3) apples. However, if 'take away 3' means 'keeping the 3' to yourself and still have the five (5) apples then the answer is eight (8) apples.
2
you have 4 apples and you take away three. In other words, you take apples from yourself, which means you now have 3, but you already have one so you actually have 4. The answer is four. I win. Give me money.