Question

You eat 8 strawberries and your friend eats 12 strawberries from a bowl. There are 20 strawberries left. Which equation and solution give the original number of strawberries?

Answer 1

An equation:
`X-20=20`

Original number of strawberries are 40

Explanation:

Let X be the original number of strawberries.

As per the statement:

You eat 8 strawberries and your friend eats 12 strawberries from a bowl.

Total strawberries eat from a bowl = 8 + 12 = 20

Since, X is the original number of strawberries.

Remaining left strawberries in the bowl = X- 20

It is also given that: there are 20 strawberries left

⇒
`X-20=20`

We get an equation:

`X-20=20`

Add 20 to both sides we get;

`X-20+20=20+20`

Simplify:

`X=40`

Therefore, the original number of strawberries are 40